73.5% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 73.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Scullin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Scullin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees define the people of Scullin, where 38.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure, though it sits well below the average for the Australian Capital Territory.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished high school, with 73.5% completing Year 12. This is far above the Australian average, although it remains well below the ACT figure of 77.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Scullin, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, as 38.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and far above the national average.
38.6% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 38.6%
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 Scullin, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, held by 19.9% of qualified residents, followed by management and commerce at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 20 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most and have a much higher advantage score.
1.56
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
495
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Scullin
20 schools — 9,895 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 742 | 991 |
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 404 | 1,117 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 291 | 1,070 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 394 | 1,077 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Scullin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80117/scullin/topic/education