82.7% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.1%
- 2016: 77.0%
- 2021: 82.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Curtin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Curtin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Curtin hold a bachelor's degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected in the schooling data, where 82.7% of residents have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 82.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the 77% seen across the Australian Capital Territory.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Curtin, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical resident is highly qualified; 53.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the territory and national figures, with 24.9% of the population holding a postgraduate degree.
53.8% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 53.8%
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 Curtin, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, though society and culture is the most common at 25.3%, followed by management and commerce at 18.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Curtin has an average school advantage score among the highest for similar areas. While there are 25 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
1.84
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
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).
528
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,123
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Curtin
25 schools — 13,201 students, average ICSEA 1,123.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Charles Weston School, Coombs | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 511 | 1,099 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 374 | 1,088 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 776 | 1,079 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Curtin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80043/curtin/topic/education