68.7% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Calwell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Calwell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Calwell hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. While the typical person here is well above the national figure for finishing high school, about 26.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This makes the area feel more qualified than many other similar suburbs, despite sitting well below the ACT average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 68.7% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas and well above the national figure. However, this is well below the 77% seen across the ACT.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Calwell, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 26.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the national figure, though far below the 42.9% seen across the territory. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 27.4% of adults.
26.7% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Calwell splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by society and culture at 15.1%. Engineering and health are also prominent areas of qualification.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Calwell has an average school advantage score of 1,050, which is much higher than most areas. There are 19 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.68
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
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).
481
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,050
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Calwell
19 schools — 9,139 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 371 | 972 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 206 | 974 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 142 | 952 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| St Clare of Assisi Primary School, Conder | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 483 | 1,044 |
| Lanyon High School, Conder | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 524 | 1,005 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 407 | 1,005 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Charles Conder Primary School, Conder | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 431 | 1,002 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 571 | 989 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 113 | 981 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Calwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80029/calwell/topic/education