73.0% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 73.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenway · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenway
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 37.9% of adults in Greenway, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most highly qualified places of its size. While these levels are well below the ACT average, they remain significantly higher than those across most of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished high school, with 73% completing Year 12. This is far above the national figure, though it sits well below the ACT average of 77%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenway, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high proportion of university-educated adults, with 32.4% holding a bachelor degree. Other common qualifications include Certificate III or IVs at 18.8% and advanced diplomas at 14.9%.
37.9% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 37.9%
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 Greenway, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 20.2% and society and culture at 16.5%. Information technology and health both account for about 10% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Greenway has schools that are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas. There are 15 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
2.22
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
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).
579
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greenway
15 schools — 8,691 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 578 | 978 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 538 | 991 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 407 | 1,005 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80066/greenway/topic/education