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).
Whitlam · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whitlam
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Ten schools are located within 3km of Whitlam, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. This provides strong educational access for the local community, with a school advantage score that is among the highest at this level.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 100%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whitlam, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Advanced diploma / diploma at 150%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Whitlam, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 100%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Most of the 10 local schools are government-run (80%), with 60% being primary schools. These schools are typically larger than most areas, averaging 493 students each.
493
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,101
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whitlam
10 schools — 4,926 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 404 | 1,117 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Evelyn Scott School, Denman Prospect | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 717 | 1,107 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 291 | 1,070 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Aranda | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 195 | 1,117 |
| Canberra High School, Macquarie | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 898 | 1,100 |
| Aranda Primary School, Aranda | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 517 | 1,159 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whitlam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80134/whitlam/topic/education