82.0% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.9%
- 2016: 91.4%
- 2021: 82.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Acton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Acton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap exists between Acton and the rest of the country in school completion, with 82% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%, marking it as one of the most school-educated areas at this level. However, the area has far fewer university graduates than the typical ACT resident.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high at 82%, which is well above the ACT average of 77% and far above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Acton, Year 12 is the majority at 99%; Year 11 is next at 0%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Despite high school success, university degrees are less common here. Only 16.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the ACT's 42.9%.
16.4% ▼ -51.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Acton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (8%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in natural and physical sciences and society and culture, both at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Acton is surrounded by a high number of schools, with 22 located within 3km. These schools are typically larger than most, and the average school advantage score is among the highest for its level.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
599
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,141
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Acton
22 schools — 13,177 students, average ICSEA 1,141.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Black Mountain School, O'Connor | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 108 | 1,030 |
| Turner School, Turner | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 318 | 1,141 |
| O'Connor Cooperative School, O'Connor | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 60 | 1,141 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| Ainslie School, Braddon | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 351 | 1,130 |
| Merici College, Braddon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 992 | 1,138 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, O'Connor | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 334 | 1,130 |
| Campbell High School, Campbell | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 420 | 1,120 |
| Lyneham Primary School, Lyneham | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 498 | 1,135 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Lyneham High School, Lyneham | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,034 | 1,132 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Campbell | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 179 | 1,145 |
| Brindabella Christian College, Lyneham | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 929 | 1,154 |
| Daramalan College, Dickson | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,498 | 1,127 |
| Campbell Primary School, Campbell | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 267 | 1,136 |
| Aranda Primary School, Aranda | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 517 | 1,159 |
| Emmaus Christian School, Dickson | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 590 | 1,138 |
| North Ainslie Primary School, Ainslie | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 527 | 1,145 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 93 | 1,046 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Acton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80017/acton/topic/education