71.4% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wanniassa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wanniassa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of adults in Wanniassa hold a bachelor's degree or higher, making it a highly qualified area. While education levels are well above the national average, they sit well below the territory's figures. This blend of qualifications shapes a community where many residents hold professional credentials.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished high school, with 71.4% completing Year 12. This is far above the national figure, though it remains well below the average for the Australian Capital Territory.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wanniassa, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 34.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 32.1% and Certificate III or IV at 20.5%.
34.5% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 34.5%
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 Wanniassa, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 19.3% of qualified residents. Other frequent fields of study include society and culture at 18.1% and engineering at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wanniassa is well served by 24 schools within 3 km, a count larger than about 91% of similar areas. Local schools are typically larger than those in other areas, with an average size of 575 students.
3.19
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
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).
575
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,073
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wanniassa
24 schools — 13,801 students, average ICSEA 1,073.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 538 | 991 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 340 | 1,061 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 578 | 978 |
| Farrer Primary School, Farrer | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 252 | 1,098 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 571 | 989 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 142 | 952 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 542 | 1,139 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wanniassa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80129/wanniassa/topic/education