52.4% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canberra Airport · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Canberra Airport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 25 percentage points separates Canberra Airport from the ACT in Year 12 completion rates. While 52.4% of residents finished high school, this is far below the territory average. However, the area has a strong university presence, with about 27% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%. For those who didn't finish Year 12, the most common highest level reached was Year 10 at 7.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Canberra Airport, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 21.6%.
27.2% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Canberra Airport, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6% and education at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two primary schools operate within 3km of the airport, and these schools have an advantage score among the highest at this level. Half of these schools are government-run and half are Catholic.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
223
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,140
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 Canberra Airport
2 schools — 446 students, average ICSEA 1,140.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Campbell Primary School, Campbell | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 267 | 1,136 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Campbell | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 179 | 1,145 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canberra Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80031/canberra-airport/topic/education