68.5% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Holt · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Holt
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Holt hold university degrees than the national average, though they trail the ACT's high figures. Roughly 32% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, contributing to a well-educated local population that stands out compared to most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high here, with 68.5% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the Australian figure, but it remains well below the ACT's 77%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Holt, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree is the most common high qualification at 30.6%, and 32% of adults hold a degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas, though it is far below the ACT average.
32.0% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 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 →In Holt, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most local qualifications are in management and commerce (19.4%) or society and culture (18.4%), followed by health at 9.7% and education at 8.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by 16 schools within 3km, with government schools making up 75% of the sector. These schools are generally larger than in most areas and have a much higher advantage score.
1.87
Lower than 74% 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).
495
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Holt
16 schools — 7,921 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 742 | 991 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 308 | 987 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 461 | 1,056 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Holt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80075/holt/topic/education