83.8% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.9%
- 2016: 79.4%
- 2021: 83.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarralumla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarralumla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly educated residents define the professional feel of Yarralumla, where 58% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, making it one of the most qualified areas in the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest in the region, with 83.8% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the ACT average of 77% and far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarralumla, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 58% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the ACT rate of 42.9%, with postgraduate degrees alone making up 27.2% of the total.
58.0% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 58.0%
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 Yarralumla, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, held by 24.8% of qualified residents. Management and commerce qualifications follow at 20.3%, while health makes up 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most areas and have some of the highest advantage scores. While there are 21 schools within 3km, there are only 2.08 schools per 1,000 children, which is lower than most areas.
2.08
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
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).
600
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,138
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yarralumla
21 schools — 12,597 students, average ICSEA 1,138.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Yarralumla Primary School, Yarralumla | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 313 | 1,142 |
| Canberra Girls Grammar School, Deakin | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,203 | 1,177 |
| Alfred Deakin High School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 881 | 1,132 |
| Forrest Primary School, Forrest | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| The Woden School, Deakin | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 93 | 1,046 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Curtin | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 387 | 1,145 |
| Telopea Park School, Barton | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,586 | 1,153 |
| Hughes Primary School, Hughes | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 457 | 1,157 |
| Curtin Primary School, Curtin | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 408 | 1,146 |
| Black Mountain School, O'Connor | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 108 | 1,030 |
| Malkara School, Garran | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 73 | 1,021 |
| Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 2,116 | 1,187 |
| Sts Peter and Paul Primary School, Garran | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 299 | 1,130 |
| The Canberra College, Phillip | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,174 | 1,087 |
| Orana Steiner School, Weston | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 413 | 1,136 |
| Ainslie School, Braddon | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 351 | 1,130 |
| St Edmund's College Canberra, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 935 | 1,080 |
| Islamic School of Canberra, Weston | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 455 | 1,073 |
| Campbell High School, Campbell | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 420 | 1,120 |
| Campbell Primary School, Campbell | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 267 | 1,136 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Campbell | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 179 | 1,145 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarralumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80136/yarralumla/topic/education