73.8% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 73.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Melba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning are common in Melba, where qualification rates are among the highest for similar areas. While 37.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is far above the national figure. Most residents have finished their secondary schooling, creating a well-educated local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 73.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far above the national average but well below the ACT figure of 77.0%. Year 12 is the most common highest year of school finished in the area.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Melba, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 37.5%, which is well below the ACT's 42.9% but far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 31.7%.
37.5% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 37.5%
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 Melba, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 20.2%, followed by management and commerce at 17.9%. Other notable areas of study include education, engineering, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools within 3km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most and have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
2.67
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
471
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Melba
19 schools — 8,947 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 281 | 1,047 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 308 | 987 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 462 | 1,042 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| Giralang Primary School, Giralang | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 268 | 1,070 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 742 | 991 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 590 | 1,050 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80094/melba/topic/education