10
Higher than 79% 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).
Capital Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Capital Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of the schools in Capital Hill are government-run, making it an area with a strong public education presence. The region stands out for having schools with very high advantage scores and larger-than-typical student numbers.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 133%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Capital Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Bachelor degree at 133%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Capital Hill, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ten schools are located within 3 km, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most others at this level, and their average advantage score is among the highest recorded.
871
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,145
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 Capital Hill
10 schools — 8,714 students, average ICSEA 1,145.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 887 | 1,087 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School, Narrabundah | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 53 | 990 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 261 | 1,117 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Capital Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80032/capital-hill/topic/education