71.3% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 71.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonython · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bonython
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A stark gap exists between Bonython and the rest of the territory, where university qualifications are far more common. While Bonython is well above the national average for education, it still trails the ACT significantly. This is a highly educated area where nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished high school, with 71.3% completing Year 12. While this is far above the national figure, it is well below the ACT average of 77%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonython, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly 30% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the Australian average, though it remains far below the typical level for the ACT.
29.4% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 Bonython, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21%, followed by society and culture at 15.2% and engineering at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bonython has 17 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than most, and about 71% are government-run.
1.37
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
535
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bonython
17 schools — 9,099 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 407 | 1,005 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| St Clare of Assisi Primary School, Conder | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 483 | 1,044 |
| Lanyon High School, Conder | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 524 | 1,005 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 142 | 952 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 371 | 972 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Charles Conder Primary School, Conder | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 431 | 1,002 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 871 | 1,041 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonython [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80026/bonython/topic/education