83.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Taylor · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Taylor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Taylor hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This strong academic profile is reflected in school completion rates that are far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is common here, with 83.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the ACT figure of 77.0% and far above the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Taylor, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Education levels are among the highest for similar areas, as 48.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the ACT's 42.9% and far above the national figure of 26.3%.
48.4% —
Higher than 98% 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 Taylor, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.8%, followed by information technology at 14.8% and society and culture at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There are 10 schools within 3 km, and 60% of these are government run.
3.10
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
762
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Taylor
10 schools — 7,616 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Aunty Agnes Shea High School, Taylor | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 83 | 1,051 |
| Margaret Hendry School, Taylor | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 626 | 1,054 |
| Taqwa School, Moncrieff | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 407 | 1,099 |
| Ngunnawal Primary School, Ngunnawal | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 620 | 1,049 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Amaroo | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 762 | 1,095 |
| Amaroo School, Amaroo | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,638 | 1,070 |
| Neville Bonner Primary School, Bonner | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 606 | 1,058 |
| St John Paul II College, Nicholls | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 880 | 1,089 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Nicholls | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 733 | 1,085 |
| Gold Creek School, Nicholls | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,261 | 1,052 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Taylor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80122/taylor/topic/education