54.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 8.2% of adults in ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This area sees much lower levels of higher education than most other regions, with far fewer residents completing Year 12 compared to the rest of the territory.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 54.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most areas but still well below the national figure. Roughly one in five people here finished Year 10, while 18.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a much lower proportion of university degrees than most other regions. Instead, the most common qualifications are trade-based, with 31.6% of adults holding a diploma and another 31.6% holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.2% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (43%) and Certificate III / IV (43%), with Bachelor degree at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 15.8%, followed by Health, Education, and Society and Culture, which each account for 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The region has 44 schools within 3km, among the largest number for any area at this level. These schools are generally larger than most others and have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
44
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
492
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,068
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong
44 schools — 21,635 students, average ICSEA 1,068.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 9 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 11 · Combined 4
| Charles Conder Primary School, Conder | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 431 | 1,002 |
| Lanyon High School, Conder | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 524 | 1,005 |
| St Clare of Assisi Primary School, Conder | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 483 | 1,044 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 407 | 1,005 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 206 | 974 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 371 | 972 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 5.8 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 142 | 952 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 571 | 989 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 7.5 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 7.9 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 113 | 981 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 8.2 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 8.8 km | 538 | 991 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 9.1 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 9.3 km | 578 | 978 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 10.9 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| Communities@Work Galilee School, Kambah | Independent | Secondary | 11.0 km | 120 | 1,004 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 11.0 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| Farrer Primary School, Farrer | Government | Primary | 11.0 km | 252 | 1,098 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 11.8 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 12.1 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 12.5 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 12.9 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 13.1 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 13.4 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 13.6 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 13.7 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 13.7 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 14.0 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 14.9 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 15.1 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 15.2 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 16.3 km | 374 | 1,088 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80015/act-remainder-tuggeranong/topic/education