79.1% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 79.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mawson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mawson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Mawson hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected across the board, with a very large proportion of residents finishing high school and a strong focus on university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 79.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little above the ACT figure and far above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mawson, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 49.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 42.9% seen across the ACT and far above the Australian average.
49.0% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 49.0%
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 Mawson, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.8%, followed by society and culture at 19.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mawson has a high average school advantage score and 20 schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than 89% of similar areas. Government schools make up 75.0% of the local sector.
3.26
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
479
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,105
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mawson
20 schools — 9,579 students, average ICSEA 1,105.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Farrer Primary School, Farrer | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 252 | 1,098 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 538 | 991 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 93 | 1,046 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80092/mawson/topic/education