68.8% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stirling · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stirling
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become more common in Stirling, where 36.6% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This makes the area's qualifications far above the national figure, though it remains well below the ACT average. Most residents have a strong educational background, with 68.8% having completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 68.8% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most areas. While this is well above the Australian average, it is well below the 77% seen across the ACT.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stirling, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 36.6% of the population, placing Stirling among the highest at this level. This is far above the national figure, though it is well below the ACT average of 42.9%.
36.6% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 36.6%
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 Stirling, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 19.1% and management and commerce at 19%. Other common areas include health, education, and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. These schools have a higher average advantage score and larger average sizes than most other areas.
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).
433
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,101
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stirling
16 schools — 6,921 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 374 | 1,088 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Charles Weston School, Coombs | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 511 | 1,099 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 387 | 1,145 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80119/stirling/topic/education