66.2% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gordon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gordon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 11 percentage points separates the Year 12 completion rate in Gordon from the ACT average. While 66.2% of residents finished high school—well above the national figure—the area falls far behind the territory's high educational standards. This mix of qualifications creates a profile that is much higher than most similar areas but lower than the ACT overall.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 66.2% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most areas. However, this is far below the 77% seen across the ACT.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gordon, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24.4% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas, though a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
24.4% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Gordon splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.2%, followed by society and culture at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gordon has a high school advantage score of 1,038 and larger-than-average schools. There are 14 schools within 3km, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.30
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gordon
14 schools — 6,513 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 407 | 1,005 |
| Lanyon High School, Conder | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 524 | 1,005 |
| St Clare of Assisi Primary School, Conder | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 483 | 1,044 |
| Charles Conder Primary School, Conder | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 431 | 1,002 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 371 | 972 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 206 | 974 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 142 | 952 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 414 | 1,063 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80064/gordon/topic/education