68.4% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brindabella · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Brindabella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Brindabella have finished high school and earned university degrees than in most similar areas. While figures for the region are lower than the ACT average, the area is now more qualified than it was a decade ago. This trend is seen in both school completions and higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 68.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure but well below the ACT average. This is an improvement for the area, with the rate rising 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brindabella, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.5% of the population, a figure that is a little above the national average and has risen since 2011. However, this is far below the typical level found across the ACT.
28.5% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Brindabella splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20.5%, followed by society and culture at 16.4% and engineering at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 13,181 school enrolments, a count larger than about 79% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (67.9%) and 60.7% of the schools are primary institutions.
1.75
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 73% of state electorate 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).
13,181
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
471
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brindabella
28 schools — 13,181 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Charles Conder Primary School, Conder | Government | Primary | 20.8 km | 431 | 1,002 |
| Lanyon High School, Conder | Government | Secondary | 21.0 km | 524 | 1,005 |
| Gordon Primary School, Gordon | Government | Primary | 21.0 km | 407 | 1,005 |
| St Clare of Assisi Primary School, Conder | Catholic | Primary | 21.2 km | 483 | 1,044 |
| Covenant Christian School, Gordon | Independent | Combined | 22.6 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Bonython Primary School, Bonython | Government | Primary | 23.1 km | 341 | 1,034 |
| Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Isabella Plains | Government | Primary | 23.7 km | 69 | 1,052 |
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 23.7 km | 206 | 974 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 23.7 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 23.9 km | 371 | 972 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 24.1 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 24.2 km | 2,088 | 1,068 |
| Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway | Government | Secondary | 24.3 km | 620 | 1,023 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 24.9 km | 142 | 952 |
| Monash Primary School, Monash | Government | Primary | 25.0 km | 414 | 1,063 |
| Trinity Christian School, Wanniassa | Independent | Combined | 25.6 km | 1,073 | 1,150 |
| Communities@Work Galilee School, Kambah | Independent | Secondary | 26.1 km | 120 | 1,004 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 26.1 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 26.3 km | 571 | 989 |
| Namadgi School, Kambah | Government | Combined | 26.5 km | 578 | 978 |
| Erindale College, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 26.5 km | 871 | 1,041 |
| Wanniassa School, Wanniassa | Government | Secondary | 26.7 km | 538 | 991 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 26.7 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Wanniassa | Catholic | Primary | 26.8 km | 421 | 1,067 |
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 26.8 km | 113 | 981 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Primary School, Kambah | Catholic | Primary | 27.3 km | 325 | 1,082 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 27.4 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Wanniassa Hills Primary School, Wanniassa | Government | Primary | 27.5 km | 340 | 1,061 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brindabella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED80001/brindabella/topic/education