66.4% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Page · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Page
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become more common in Page, where 38.1% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure, though it remains well below the average for the ACT. The area is generally well-qualified, with two-thirds of residents having finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 66.4% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is well above the Australian average, it is far below the 77% seen across the ACT.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Page, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 38.1% of adults, placing Page among the highest for this level. This is far above the national figure, though it is well below the ACT average of 42.9%.
38.1% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 38.1%
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 Page, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Page are most common in society and culture at 17.7%, followed closely by management and commerce at 17.2%. Other notable fields include engineering, education and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 574 students. While there are 22 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
2.09
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
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).
574
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,093
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Page
22 schools — 12,632 students, average ICSEA 1,093.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 404 | 1,117 |
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 291 | 1,070 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Canberra High School, Macquarie | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 898 | 1,100 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 742 | 991 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Aranda | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 195 | 1,117 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| Aranda Primary School, Aranda | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 517 | 1,159 |
| Radford College, Bruce | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 2,091 | 1,203 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Page [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80106/page/topic/education