77.7% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 77.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Duffy · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Duffy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning shape daily life in Duffy, where 44% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure and puts the area among the most qualified of its kind. Most residents have completed Year 12, reflecting a strong local commitment to education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 77.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the national rate of 58.8% and sits among the highest for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Duffy, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult here is more likely to have a university degree than most Australians, with 44% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the ACT average.
44.0% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 44.0%
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 Duffy, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 21%, followed by management and commerce at 19.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Duffy has an average school size of 452, which is higher than most areas, though there are only 1.51 schools per 1,000 children. There are 11 schools within 3km, with over half being government run.
1.51
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
452
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,103
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Duffy
11 schools — 4,967 students, average ICSEA 1,103.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 374 | 1,088 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| Charles Weston School, Coombs | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 511 | 1,099 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| Evelyn Scott School, Denman Prospect | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 717 | 1,107 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 469 | 1,113 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Duffy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80048/duffy/topic/education