87.2% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.8%
- 2016: 80.2%
- 2021: 87.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forrest · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forrest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education is a defining feature of daily life in Forrest, where 61% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is far above both the territory and national figures, marking the area as one of the most highly educated places in the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for the region, with 87.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the Australian figure of 58.8% and significantly higher than the ACT average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forrest, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is exceptionally well-qualified, as the typical resident is much more likely to have a degree than those in the rest of the country. Over 30% of adults hold a postgraduate degree, while 38.3% have a bachelor degree.
61.0% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 61.0%
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 Forrest, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, held by 29.6% of residents, followed by management and commerce at 22.7%. Health, education, and engineering also make up a significant portion of the local workforce's qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Forrest has a high number of schools within 3km compared to most areas, with 18 options available. Most of these are government-run, and the schools here have an average size of 676 students, which is much higher than in other similar areas.
5.00
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
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).
676
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,141
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Forrest
18 schools — 12,174 students, average ICSEA 1,141.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 887 | 1,087 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 261 | 1,117 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 720 | 1,133 |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School, Narrabundah | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 53 | 990 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Narrabundah | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 165 | 1,061 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| Narrabundah College, Narrabundah | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 977 | 1,131 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 299 | 1,130 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80057/forrest/topic/education