73.9% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ngunnawal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ngunnawal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become more common in Ngunnawal, where 34.1% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure, though it remains well below the average for the ACT. The area is generally well-qualified, with most residents finishing high school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 74% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the Australian average but well below the ACT figure. Most people in the area completed Year 12, while 12.7% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ngunnawal, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 34.1% of the population, a figure much higher than most areas. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees (30.3%) and Certificate III or IV (21.7%).
34.1% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 34.1%
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 Ngunnawal, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 22%, followed by society and culture at 16.6%. Other notable fields include engineering (8.9%), education (8.3%), and IT (8.0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ngunnawal has 16 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. While the average school size is among the highest at 852 students, there are very few schools relative to the number of children.
0.42
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
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).
852
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ngunnawal
16 schools — 13,639 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Ngunnawal Primary School, Ngunnawal | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 620 | 1,049 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Amaroo | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 762 | 1,095 |
| St John Paul II College, Nicholls | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 880 | 1,089 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Nicholls | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 733 | 1,085 |
| Amaroo School, Amaroo | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,638 | 1,070 |
| Gold Creek School, Nicholls | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,261 | 1,052 |
| Taqwa School, Moncrieff | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 407 | 1,099 |
| Burgmann Anglican School, Gungahlin | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,755 | 1,165 |
| Margaret Hendry School, Taylor | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 626 | 1,054 |
| Gungahlin College, Gungahlin | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,070 | 1,061 |
| Aunty Agnes Shea High School, Taylor | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 83 | 1,051 |
| Neville Bonner Primary School, Bonner | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 606 | 1,058 |
| Palmerston District Primary School, Palmerston | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 640 | 1,077 |
| Franklin School, Franklin | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 477 | 1,098 |
| Mother Teresa School, Harrison | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 716 | 1,102 |
| Harrison School, Harrison | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,365 | 1,058 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ngunnawal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80100/ngunnawal/topic/education