66.8% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Theodore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Theodore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Two-thirds of residents in Theodore have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. While the area has a higher proportion of graduates than most similar places, it sits far below the ACT average for university degrees. This creates a distinct educational profile that differs from both the state and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 66.8% of people finished Year 12, a figure that is much higher than in most areas. However, this is far below the 77.0% seen across the ACT, though it remains well above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Theodore, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is still well below the national figure and far below the 42.9% average for the ACT.
23.2% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 Theodore, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20%, followed by society and culture at 18.5% and engineering at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, which make up 70.6% of the sector.
1.37
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
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).
450
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Theodore
17 schools — 7,652 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 206 | 974 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 371 | 972 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 142 | 952 |
| St Clare of Assisi Primary School, Conder | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 483 | 1,044 |
| Lanyon High School, Conder | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 524 | 1,005 |
| Charles Conder Primary School, Conder | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 431 | 1,002 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 407 | 1,005 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 571 | 989 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 113 | 981 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 641 | 1,076 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Theodore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80124/theodore/topic/education