74.2% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 74.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macgregor · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Macgregor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study for people in Macgregor. This area has a strong education profile, with 33% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure, though it sits well below the average for the ACT.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high in Macgregor, where 74.2% of people finished Year 12. This is far above the national average, although it is a little below the ACT figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macgregor, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 33% of adults, which is much higher than most other areas. Aside from degrees, 23.4% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
33.0% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 33.0%
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 Macgregor, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most often in management and commerce (21%) or society and culture (17.8%). Engineering, health, and education are also common fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,044, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 13 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for this level.
0.58
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
498
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macgregor
13 schools — 6,479 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 742 | 991 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 308 | 987 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 462 | 1,042 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 397 | 1,042 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macgregor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80089/macgregor/topic/education