72.8% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fraser · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fraser
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Roughly 33% of adults in Fraser hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most other areas. This makes the suburb well above the national average for university education, though it remains well below the typical rate for the ACT.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 72.8%. While this is among the highest levels for similar areas, it is still well below the ACT average of 77%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fraser, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A third of adults have a university degree, and 20.9% hold a Certificate III or IV. These qualification rates are well above the Australian average, but well below the typical figures for the territory.
33.1% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 33.1%
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 Fraser, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by society and culture at 18.3%. Other common fields include engineering, education and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fraser has more schools within 3km than 85% of similar areas, with an average school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. Most of these schools are government-run primary schools.
2.35
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
509
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fraser
13 schools — 6,621 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 462 | 1,042 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 308 | 987 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 281 | 1,047 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 397 | 1,042 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fraser [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80059/fraser/topic/education