21
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).
Mitchell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mitchell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Twenty-one schools are located within 3 km of Mitchell, a count that is larger than about 90% of similar areas. This makes the area a significant hub for education, with schools that are typically larger and have higher advantage scores than most other places of this size.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 0%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Advanced diploma / diploma at 67%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Mitchell, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 67%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The typical school in Mitchell is quite large, with an average of 711 students. Most are government run (66.7%), and over half are primary schools.
711
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,110
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mitchell
21 schools — 14,934 students, average ICSEA 1,110.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Shirley Smith High School, Kenny | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 210 | 1,078 |
| Kaleen Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 400 | 1,075 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Kaleen | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 171 | 1,094 |
| Franklin School, Franklin | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 477 | 1,098 |
| Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 640 | 1,077 |
| Majura Primary School, Watson | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 675 | 1,135 |
| Harrison School, Harrison | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,365 | 1,058 |
| Mother Teresa School, Harrison | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 716 | 1,102 |
| University of Canberra High School Kaleen, Kaleen | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 571 | 1,056 |
| Brindabella Christian College, Lyneham | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 929 | 1,154 |
| Rosary Primary School, Watson | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 369 | 1,121 |
| Maribyrnong Primary School, Kaleen | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 483 | 1,100 |
| Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,755 | 1,165 |
| Dickson College, Dickson | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 899 | 1,101 |
| Lyneham Primary School, Lyneham | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 498 | 1,135 |
| Lyneham High School, Lyneham | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,034 | 1,132 |
| Gungahlin College, Gungahlin | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,070 | 1,061 |
| Giralang Primary School, Giralang | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 268 | 1,070 |
| Daramalan College, Dickson | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,498 | 1,127 |
| Emmaus Christian School, Dickson | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 590 | 1,138 |
| Throsby School, Throsby | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 316 | 1,096 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80095/mitchell/topic/education