84.3% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.8%
- 2016: 75.7%
- 2021: 84.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Griffith · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Griffith
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Griffith has remained exceptionally high, with a large majority of residents holding university degrees. It is an area of standout achievement, where 60.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 84.3% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the ACT average of 77% and far above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Griffith, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, as 60.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the ACT average, with postgraduate degrees held by 27.5% of the population.
60.6% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 60.6%
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 Griffith, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Griffith are most commonly in society and culture at 30.5%, followed by management and commerce at 18.9%. Other common fields include health, engineering, and the natural sciences.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Griffith has 14 schools within 3 km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have an average advantage score that is among the highest at this level.
2.89
Lower than 59% 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).
804
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,143
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 Griffith
14 schools — 11,252 students, average ICSEA 1,143.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 887 | 1,087 |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School, Narrabundah | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 53 | 990 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Narrabundah | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 165 | 1,061 |
| Narrabundah College, Narrabundah | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 977 | 1,131 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 720 | 1,133 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 261 | 1,117 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 881 | 1,132 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80067/griffith/topic/education