64.6% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Isabella Plains · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Isabella Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 64% of people in Isabella Plains have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. While this is much higher than most similar areas, the suburb still sits far below the ACT average for school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion stands at 64.6%, a figure that is well above the Australian average but far below the 77% seen across the ACT.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Isabella Plains, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.9% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the national figure.
23.9% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Isabella Plains splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by society and culture at 16.9% and engineering at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by 22 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size of 498 is higher than most areas.
2.20
Lower than 68% 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).
498
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Isabella Plains
22 schools — 10,966 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 142 | 952 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 371 | 972 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 571 | 989 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 407 | 1,005 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| St Clare of Assisi Primary School, Conder | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 483 | 1,044 |
| Lanyon High School, Conder | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 524 | 1,005 |
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 206 | 974 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 538 | 991 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 113 | 981 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Isabella Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80079/isabella-plains/topic/education