79.3% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 79.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chifley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chifley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become a defining feature of Chifley, where nearly half of all adults now hold a university degree. This strongly educated profile is reflected in the local schools, which are more advantaged than those in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 80% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a little above the ACT figure and far above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chifley, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 48.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the ACT average and far above the national figure of 26.3%.
48.5% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 48.5%
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 Chifley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by society and culture at 21.7% and management and commerce at 20.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by 26 schools within 3 km, a larger number than most similar places. These schools are larger than average and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
26
Higher than 88% 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.
1,115
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chifley
26 schools — 12,517 students, average ICSEA 1,115.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 325 | 1,082 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80036/chifley/topic/education