79.3% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.9%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 79.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Garran · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Garran
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Garran hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most highly qualified places in the region. Most residents have a strong educational foundation, with nearly 80% completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is common here, with 79.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is a little above the ACT average and far above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Garran, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Educational attainment is very high in Garran, as 52.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the ACT average and more than double the Australian figure of 26.3%.
52.9% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 52.9%
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 Garran, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with the most common being society and culture at 18.9% and management and commerce at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Garran has a large number of schools within 3km, including 27 different options. The average school size is 673 students, which is much higher than most other areas.
3.93
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
673
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,134
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Garran
27 schools — 18,183 students, average ICSEA 1,134.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 261 | 1,117 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 720 | 1,133 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Narrabundah College, Narrabundah | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 977 | 1,131 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Narrabundah | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 165 | 1,061 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 887 | 1,087 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Garran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80061/garran/topic/education