82.7% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.6%
- 2016: 79.0%
- 2021: 82.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hackett · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hackett
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Hackett hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly educated areas in the region. This high level of achievement is seen across the board, with school and university completion rates far exceeding both the ACT and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 82.7%, which is well above the ACT's 77% and far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hackett, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is heavily qualified, with 56.1% of adults holding a university degree. This is far above the 42.9% seen across the ACT and more than double the Australian average.
56.1% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 56.1%
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 Hackett, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (30%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in society and culture (28.7%), followed by management and commerce at 13.6% and natural and physical sciences at 9.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 14 schools within 3km, the number of schools per child is much lower than most areas. On average, the schools here are much larger than usual and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
1.48
Lower than 82% 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).
663
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,132
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 Hackett
14 schools — 9,283 students, average ICSEA 1,132.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Blue Gum Community School, Hackett | Independent | Combined | 0.1 km | 167 | 1,164 |
| Dickson College, Dickson | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 899 | 1,101 |
| Rosary Primary School, Watson | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 369 | 1,121 |
| Majura Primary School, Watson | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 675 | 1,135 |
| North Ainslie Primary School, Ainslie | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 527 | 1,145 |
| Emmaus Christian School, Dickson | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 590 | 1,138 |
| Daramalan College, Dickson | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,498 | 1,127 |
| Lyneham High School, Lyneham | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,034 | 1,132 |
| Merici College, Braddon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 992 | 1,138 |
| Brindabella Christian College, Lyneham | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 929 | 1,154 |
| Ainslie School, Braddon | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 351 | 1,130 |
| Lyneham Primary School, Lyneham | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 498 | 1,135 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, O'Connor | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 334 | 1,130 |
| Campbell High School, Campbell | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 420 | 1,120 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hackett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80069/hackett/topic/education