74.7% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 74.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waramanga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Waramanga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees shape daily life in Waramanga. Nearly 75% of residents finished Year 12, and about 41% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, leaving the area far above the national average for education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 74.7%, which is among the highest for similar areas. While this is a little below the ACT figure, it is far above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Waramanga, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 40.8% of the population. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and far exceeds the national figure of 26.3%.
40.8% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 40.8%
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 Waramanga, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in society and culture (18.8%) and management and commerce (17.5%), followed by health at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Waramanga has more schools per child and a larger number of schools within 3km than most areas. The schools here have a high advantage score, and the typical school size is 468 students.
5.18
Higher than 59% 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).
468
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,110
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Waramanga
24 schools — 11,241 students, average ICSEA 1,110.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Arawang Primary School, Waramanga | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 469 | 1,113 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Waramanga | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 159 | 1,094 |
| Mount Stromlo High School, Waramanga | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 846 | 1,085 |
| Chapman Primary School, Chapman | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 502 | 1,106 |
| Lyons Early Childhood School, Lyons | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 91 | 1,116 |
| St Jude's Primary School, Holder | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 425 | 1,131 |
| Canberra Montessori School, Holder | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 96 | 1,128 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Marist College Canberra, Pearce | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,852 | 1,142 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Pearce | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 210 | 1,131 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| Melrose High School, Pearce | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 776 | 1,079 |
| Taylor Primary School, Kambah | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 286 | 1,043 |
| Duffy Primary School, Duffy | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 374 | 1,088 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| Torrens Primary School, Torrens | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Canberra Christian School, Mawson | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 228 | 1,087 |
| Mawson Primary School, Mawson | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 542 | 1,139 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 457 | 1,157 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waramanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80130/waramanga/topic/education