82.2% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.5%
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 82.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forde · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forde
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels than most similar areas define Forde, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This high level of qualification is matched by strong school results, with Year 12 completion rates well above the territory and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 82.2% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8% and well above the ACT average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forde, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 47.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the ACT's 42.9% and far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
47.6% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 47.6%
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 Forde, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.3%, followed by society and culture at 16.4% and information technology at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Forde has 13 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. These schools are typically large, with an average size of 846 students and a school advantage score much higher than most areas.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
846
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,087
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Forde
13 schools — 10,998 students, average ICSEA 1,087.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 4 · Secondary 1
| Neville Bonner Primary School, Bonner | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 606 | 1,058 |
| Amaroo School, Amaroo | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,638 | 1,070 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Amaroo | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 762 | 1,095 |
| Gungahlin College, Gungahlin | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,070 | 1,061 |
| Taqwa School, Moncrieff | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 407 | 1,099 |
| Mother Teresa School, Harrison | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 716 | 1,102 |
| Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,755 | 1,165 |
| Franklin School, Franklin | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 477 | 1,098 |
| Ngunnawal Primary School, Ngunnawal | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 620 | 1,049 |
| Throsby School, Throsby | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 316 | 1,096 |
| Harrison School, Harrison | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,365 | 1,058 |
| Margaret Hendry School, Taylor | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 626 | 1,054 |
| Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 640 | 1,077 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80056/forde/topic/education