80.3% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.5%
- 2016: 77.7%
- 2021: 80.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hawker · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hawker
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Among the highest-achieving areas for education, Hawker is a highly qualified community where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This high level of attainment is seen across the board, from school completion rates to advanced professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 80.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is well above the ACT's 77.0% and significantly higher than the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hawker, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 48.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national average of 26.3%. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 20.9% of the population.
48.4% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Hawker, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualified residents studied society and culture (21.1%) or management and commerce (19.4%), while other common fields include education and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well-served by 16 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than usual and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
6.13
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
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).
488
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,070
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hawker
16 schools — 7,804 students, average ICSEA 1,070.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 404 | 1,117 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 291 | 1,070 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 742 | 991 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Canberra High School, Macquarie | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 898 | 1,100 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Aranda | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 195 | 1,117 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hawker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80072/hawker/topic/education