81.9% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.1%
- 2016: 82.1%
- 2021: 81.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kingston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of qualified adults in Kingston studied society and culture, highlighting a highly educated workforce. The area is far more qualified than most of the country, with a strong focus on university degrees and high school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very high here, with 81.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the ACT figure of 77.0% and far above the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kingston, Year 12 is the majority at 91%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common in Kingston, where 62.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 42.9% seen across the ACT and the 26.3% national figure.
62.7% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 62.7%
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 Kingston, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, making up 29.5% of qualifications. Management and commerce follow at 19.5%, while health qualifications account for 7.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools within 3 km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest and most advantaged in their class, with government schools making up 46.2% of the sector.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
756
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,142
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 Kingston
13 schools — 9,828 students, average ICSEA 1,142.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| St Clare's College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 887 | 1,087 |
| Narrabundah Early Childhood School, Narrabundah | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 53 | 990 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Narrabundah | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 165 | 1,061 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| Narrabundah College, Narrabundah | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 977 | 1,131 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Campbell Primary School, Campbell | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 267 | 1,136 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 720 | 1,133 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 261 | 1,117 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Campbell | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 179 | 1,145 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80083/kingston/topic/education