87.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Strathnairn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Strathnairn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of attainment mark Strathnairn as one of the most educated areas at its level. Nearly half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and school completion rates are far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 88% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the 58.8% national figure and well above the ACT average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Strathnairn, Year 12 is the majority at 91%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 49% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the ACT average of 42.9%.
49.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Strathnairn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Postgraduate degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three government schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most others.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
473
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Strathnairn
3 schools — 1,420 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 742 | 991 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 88 | 1,036 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathnairn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80120/strathnairn/topic/education