74.7% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 74.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fisher · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fisher
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning shape daily life in Fisher, where nearly 80% of adults finished Year 12. This creates a well-educated community that sits far above the national average for school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 74.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far above the Australian figure. While this is among the highest levels for similar areas, it is a little below the ACT average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fisher, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 39.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far above the national average, though it remains well below the typical level seen across the ACT.
39.7% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 39.7%
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 Fisher, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for residents are society and culture at 19.3%, followed by management and commerce at 17.6%. Health, engineering, and education also make up significant shares of local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fisher is served by 20 schools within 3km, a larger number than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, with a government sector that accounts for 55% of the options.
20
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).
495
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fisher
20 schools — 9,902 students, average ICSEA 1,095.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 374 | 1,088 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 578 | 978 |
| Communities@Work Galilee School, Kambah | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 120 | 1,004 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fisher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80053/fisher/topic/education