78.1% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.2%
- 2016: 75.6%
- 2021: 78.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Farrer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Farrer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 45% of adults in Farrer hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is mirrored in school results, with 78.1% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest at this level, sitting slightly above the ACT figure and far above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Farrer, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 44.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
44.3% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 44.3%
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 Farrer, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by society and culture at 19.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 16 schools within 3km, Farrer has much fewer schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Local schools tend to be much larger than usual and have much higher advantage scores.
1.46
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
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).
552
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,086
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Farrer
16 schools — 8,834 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Farrer Primary School, Farrer | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 252 | 1,098 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 538 | 991 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 578 | 978 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 641 | 1,076 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Farrer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80052/farrer/topic/education