80.6% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 72.3%
- 2021: 80.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Downer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Downer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of adults in Downer 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 the school results, where 80.6% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 80.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the ACT average of 77.0% and far above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Downer, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified at this level, as 52.0% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the ACT average of 42.9% and far above the national figure of 26.3%.
52.0% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 52.0%
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 Downer, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (28%) and Certificate III / IV (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 28.1%, followed by management and commerce at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Downer has 17 schools within 3km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 573 students and a very high average advantage score.
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).
573
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,129
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Downer
17 schools — 9,749 students, average ICSEA 1,129.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Rosary Primary School, Watson | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 369 | 1,121 |
| Majura Primary School, Watson | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 675 | 1,135 |
| Dickson College, Dickson | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 899 | 1,101 |
| Emmaus Christian School, Dickson | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 590 | 1,138 |
| Daramalan College, Dickson | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,498 | 1,127 |
| North Ainslie Primary School, Ainslie | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 527 | 1,145 |
| Brindabella Christian College, Lyneham | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 929 | 1,154 |
| Lyneham High School, Lyneham | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,034 | 1,132 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hackett | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 167 | 1,164 |
| Lyneham Primary School, Lyneham | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 498 | 1,135 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, O'Connor | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 334 | 1,130 |
| Merici College, Braddon | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 992 | 1,138 |
| Turner School, Turner | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 318 | 1,141 |
| O'Connor Cooperative School, O'Connor | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 60 | 1,141 |
| Kaleen Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 400 | 1,075 |
| Ainslie School, Braddon | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 351 | 1,130 |
| Black Mountain School, O'Connor | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 108 | 1,030 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Downer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80047/downer/topic/education