82.6% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.4%
- 2016: 81.6%
- 2021: 82.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Deakin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Deakin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly educated residents define daily life in Deakin, where 57% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure and reflects a community with exceptional levels of schooling and professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 82.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the ACT average and far above the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Deakin, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Professional qualifications are very common here, with 57% of adults holding a university degree. This is far above both the ACT and the rest of Australia.
57.0% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 57.0%
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 Deakin, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are society and culture at 26.1%, followed by management and commerce at 19.4% and health at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Deakin has more schools within 3 km than about 90% of similar areas, with 21 in total. These schools are typically much larger than most, and the area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most places.
5.74
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
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).
662
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,137
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 Deakin
21 schools — 13,907 students, average ICSEA 1,137.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 261 | 1,117 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 720 | 1,133 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 887 | 1,087 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 455 | 1,073 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Deakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80044/deakin/topic/education