74.1% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 74.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flynn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Flynn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education is a common part of life in Flynn, where over a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. While this is well above the national figure, it remains lower than the territory average. The area is well-served by local schooling, with a strong emphasis on university-level qualifications across the adult population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 74.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure but a little below the territory average. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 12.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flynn, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 34.8% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure, though well below the territory average.
34.8% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 34.8%
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 Flynn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 18.1%, followed by management and commerce at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Flynn has more schools within 3km than about 87% of similar areas, including 17 options. These schools are larger than most and have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
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).
465
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,049
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Flynn
17 schools — 7,898 students, average ICSEA 1,049.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 308 | 987 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 462 | 1,042 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 281 | 1,047 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 742 | 991 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 332 | 1,085 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Flynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80055/flynn/topic/education