79.1% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 79.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pearce · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pearce
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Pearce hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This strong academic achievement is seen across the board, with a very high percentage of residents finishing secondary school. The area is well-served by a large number of schools with high advantage scores.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for this type of area, with 79.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is a little above the ACT figure of 77% and far above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pearce, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 46% of adults, which is well above the ACT average and far above the Australian figure. Most of these high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees at 35.6% and postgraduate degrees at 19.2%.
46.0% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 46.0%
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 Pearce, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 23.4%, followed by society and culture at 19.5% and health at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pearce has more schools per child than most areas and a larger number of schools within 3km than 91% of similar places. Local schools tend to be larger than usual, with government primary schools making up the bulk of the sector.
6.52
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
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).
496
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,097
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pearce
24 schools — 11,896 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| Garran Primary School, Garran | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 676 | 1,159 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Farrer Primary School, Farrer | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 252 | 1,098 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 578 | 978 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 538 | 991 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pearce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80109/pearce/topic/education