69.8% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Higgins · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Higgins
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels than the national average shape daily life in Higgins, where nearly a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While the area is well-qualified compared to most Australian suburbs, it sits well below the ACT average for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 70% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure but well below the ACT average. Year 12 is the most common highest school year completed in the area.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Higgins, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
With 32% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, Higgins is much more qualified than most areas. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 29% and Certificate III or IVs at 25.4%.
32.0% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Higgins splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in society and culture are the most common at 17.9%, followed closely by management and commerce at 17.1%. Engineering and education are also frequent fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 19 schools within 3 km, which is more than 89% of similar places. These schools are larger than most and have a much higher average advantage score than other areas.
19
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).
475
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,058
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Higgins
19 schools — 9,028 students, average ICSEA 1,058.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 742 | 991 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 404 | 1,117 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 291 | 1,070 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 308 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Higgins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80073/higgins/topic/education