80.7% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 74.8%
- 2021: 80.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
O'Malley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in O'Malley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of adults have a university degree in O'Malley than the national average. More than half of adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is 25 percentage points above the Australian figure. This high level of attainment is reflected in the school results too, where Year 12 completion is well above the territory average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 81% of people here finished Year 12, a figure that is far above the 58.8% national average. This is among the highest rates of school completion for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In O'Malley, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Over half of adults, 51.3%, hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the territory's 42.9%. Postgraduate degrees are particularly common, held by 26.4% of the population.
51.3% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 51.3%
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 O'Malley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 23.7%, followed by health at 20.2% and society and culture at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 21 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than average, with a typical size of 602 students.
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).
602
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,132
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving O'Malley
21 schools — 12,645 students, average ICSEA 1,132.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Red Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 261 | 1,117 |
| Red Hill Primary School, Red Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 720 | 1,133 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Farrer Primary School, Farrer | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 252 | 1,098 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| Narrabundah College, Narrabundah | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 977 | 1,131 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Narrabundah | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 165 | 1,061 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 408 | 1,146 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in O'Malley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80103/o-malley/topic/education