75.7% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 71.0%
- 2021: 75.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ginninderra · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Ginninderra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education is a key feature of daily life in Ginninderra, where 40.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is far above the national figure. Since 2011, the area has seen a steady increase in both university degrees and high school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Three quarters of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that rose 8.1 points since 2011. While this is far above the Australian average, it is a little below the ACT figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ginninderra, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than most areas at 40.6%. This is far above the national average, though it sits a little below the ACT's 42.9%.
40.6% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 40.6%
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 Ginninderra, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (19.4%) and society and culture (18.7%). Other frequent fields include engineering, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ginninderra has 14,647 school enrolments across 27 schools within 3km, which is larger than most similar areas. Most students attend government schools (74.1%), and the typical school size is larger than in most other areas.
1.57
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 71% 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).
14,647
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
542
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,086
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ginninderra
27 schools — 14,647 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
| St John the Apostle Primary School, Florey | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 368 | 1,077 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Southern Cross Early Childhood School, Scullin | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 115 | 1,088 |
| Florey Primary School, Florey | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 397 | 1,042 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 742 | 991 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Page | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 332 | 1,085 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Hawker College, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 605 | 1,073 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| Belconnen High School, Hawker | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 636 | 1,066 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Evatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| Hawker Primary School, Hawker | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 331 | 1,129 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 308 | 987 |
| Miles Franklin Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 394 | 1,077 |
| Weetangera Primary School, Weetangera | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 404 | 1,117 |
| Macquarie Primary School, Macquarie | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 291 | 1,070 |
| University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 781 | 1,066 |
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 462 | 1,042 |
| Evatt Primary School, Evatt | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 281 | 1,047 |
| Canberra High School, Macquarie | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 898 | 1,100 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Aranda | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 195 | 1,117 |
| Radford College, Bruce | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 2,091 | 1,203 |
| Aranda Primary School, Aranda | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 517 | 1,159 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ginninderra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED80002/ginninderra/topic/education