82.1% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.1%
- 2016: 83.2%
- 2021: 82.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Campbell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Campbell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas define Campbell, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This academic strength is reflected in a high school completion rate and a strong local network of schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The area has a very strong record of school completion, with 82.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the territory figure of 77% and far above the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Campbell, Year 12 is the majority at 92%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common here, as 45% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the ACT average and far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
45.0% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 45.0%
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 Campbell, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, held by 26.7% of qualified residents, followed by management and commerce at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Campbell is served by 20 schools within 3km, which is more than 89% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than usual and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
4.29
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
597
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,126
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Campbell
20 schools — 11,945 students, average ICSEA 1,126.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Campbell Primary School, Campbell | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 267 | 1,136 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Campbell | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 179 | 1,145 |
| Campbell High School, Campbell | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 420 | 1,120 |
| Ainslie School, Braddon | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 351 | 1,130 |
| Merici College, Braddon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 992 | 1,138 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| North Ainslie Primary School, Ainslie | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 527 | 1,145 |
| Turner School, Turner | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 318 | 1,141 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 887 | 1,087 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Emmaus Christian School, Dickson | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 590 | 1,138 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hackett | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 167 | 1,164 |
| Daramalan College, Dickson | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,498 | 1,127 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, O'Connor | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 334 | 1,130 |
| Dickson College, Dickson | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 899 | 1,101 |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School, Narrabundah | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 53 | 990 |
| O'Connor Cooperative School, O'Connor | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 60 | 1,141 |
| Lyneham High School, Lyneham | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,034 | 1,132 |
| Rosary Primary School, Watson | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 369 | 1,121 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Campbell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80030/campbell/topic/education