83.8% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.6%
- 2016: 85.4%
- 2021: 83.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
City · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in City
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in City hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected across the board, with a vast majority of residents finishing their secondary schooling. It is a place where academic achievement is significantly higher than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high at 83.8%, which is well above the ACT figure and far above the national average. Very few people left school early, with only 0.7% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In City, Year 12 is the majority at 95%; Year 10 is next at 3%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical resident is highly qualified, with 50.6% of adults holding a university degree. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%, with postgraduate degrees alone making up 27% of the total.
50.6% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 50.6%
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 City, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (8%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are society and culture at 22.8% and management and commerce at 20.9%. Other notable fields include information technology and the natural and physical sciences.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by 17 schools within 3km, which is more than most similar places. These schools are typically large, with an average size of 588 students, and the majority are government-run.
17
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).
588
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,138
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 City
17 schools — 10,004 students, average ICSEA 1,138.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Ainslie School, Braddon | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 351 | 1,130 |
| Campbell High School, Campbell | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 420 | 1,120 |
| Merici College, Braddon | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 992 | 1,138 |
| Turner School, Turner | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 318 | 1,141 |
| Black Mountain School, O'Connor | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 108 | 1,030 |
| O'Connor Cooperative School, O'Connor | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 60 | 1,141 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, O'Connor | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 334 | 1,130 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Campbell | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 179 | 1,145 |
| Campbell Primary School, Campbell | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 267 | 1,136 |
| Daramalan College, Dickson | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,498 | 1,127 |
| Lyneham High School, Lyneham | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,034 | 1,132 |
| North Ainslie Primary School, Ainslie | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 527 | 1,145 |
| Emmaus Christian School, Dickson | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 590 | 1,138 |
| Lyneham Primary School, Lyneham | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 498 | 1,135 |
| Brindabella Christian College, Lyneham | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 929 | 1,154 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 313 | 1,142 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80038/city/topic/education