88.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Denman Prospect · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Denman Prospect
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 60% of adults in Denman Prospect hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected in a workforce where a quarter of people have qualifications in management and commerce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 88.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 77% seen across the ACT and 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Denman Prospect, Year 12 is the majority at 91%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is highly qualified, with 59.5% holding a university degree. This is far above the ACT's 42.9% and more than double the national figure of 26.3%.
59.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Denman Prospect, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 25.2%. Other common areas of study include society and culture, health, and information technology.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has schools that are much larger than most others, with an average size of 534 students. All three local schools are government-run, with two primary and one combined school.
1.39
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
534
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,100
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Denman Prospect
3 schools — 1,602 students, average ICSEA 1,100.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Evelyn Scott School, Denman Prospect | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 717 | 1,107 |
| Charles Weston School, Coombs | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 511 | 1,099 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 374 | 1,088 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Denman Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80045/denman-prospect/topic/education