77.4% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 77.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lyons · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lyons
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have grown steadily in Lyons, where nearly half of all adults now hold a university degree. This makes the area far more qualified than the national average and well above the territory figure. Residents here are generally well-educated, with most completing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high in Lyons, with 77.4% of people completing Year 12. This is about the same as the ACT average and far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lyons, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified at this level, as 46.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the territory's 42.9% and far exceeds the Australian average of 26.3%.
46.9% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Lyons, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications held by residents are in society and culture (20.4%) or management and commerce (18.3%), followed by health at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lyons has a high average school advantage score and larger-than-usual schools. While there are 26 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
1.83
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 88% 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).
492
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,116
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lyons
26 schools — 12,791 students, average ICSEA 1,116.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 374 | 1,088 |
| Charles Weston School, Coombs | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 511 | 1,099 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lyons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80087/lyons/topic/education