81.9% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.5%
- 2016: 75.8%
- 2021: 81.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hughes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hughes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Among the highest for education in its class, Hughes is a highly qualified area where over half of adults hold a university degree. This high level of attainment is reflected across the board, from school completion rates to the professional qualifications of its residents.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high, with 81.9% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the ACT figure of 77.0% and far above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hughes, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 54.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above both the ACT (42.9%) and the national average (26.3%). This includes 25.4% of residents with a postgraduate degree.
54.2% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 54.2%
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 Hughes, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 25.5%, followed by management and commerce at 17.1% and health at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While the area has 22 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The local schools are larger than usual, with an average size of 632 students.
1.68
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
632
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,139
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 Hughes
22 schools — 13,897 students, average ICSEA 1,139.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 261 | 1,117 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 720 | 1,133 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80076/hughes/topic/education