69.9% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kambah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kambah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees than the national average shape the professional life of Kambah. While many residents have a bachelor degree or higher, the area's overall education levels sit well below those of the broader ACT.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 70% of people finished Year 12, which is far above the Australian figure but well below the ACT average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kambah, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Roughly 32% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure, though still far below the ACT total.
32.2% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 32.2%
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 Kambah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 18.6%, followed by society and culture at 17.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kambah has 21 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 90% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average school size of 552 students.
1.02
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
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).
552
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,085
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kambah
21 schools — 11,588 students, average ICSEA 1,085.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 578 | 978 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 538 | 991 |
| Communities@Work Galilee School, Kambah | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 120 | 1,004 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Farrer Primary School, Farrer | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 252 | 1,098 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 542 | 1,139 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kambah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80082/kambah/topic/education