Editing Canberra (section)

===Education===
{{Main|Education in the Australian Capital Territory}}
[[File:ANU School of Art, Canberra.jpg|thumb|right|[[Australian National University|ANU]] School of Art (formerly the Canberra High School)]]
The two main tertiary institutions are the [[Australian National University]] (ANU) in [[Acton, Australian Capital Territory|Acton]] and the [[University of Canberra]] (UC) in [[Bruce, Australian Capital Territory|Bruce]], with over 10,500 and 8,000 full-time-equivalent students respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/CoursesAndProviders/ProvidersAndCourses/HigherEducationProviders/ACT/UniversityOfCanberra.htm |archive-date=11 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211185734/http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/CoursesAndProviders/ProvidersAndCourses/HigherEducationProviders/ACT/UniversityOfCanberra.htm |title=University of Canberra |publisher=[[Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations]] |access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref><ref name=anu>{{cite web |url=http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/CoursesAndProviders/ProvidersAndCourses/HigherEducationProviders/ACT/AustralianNationalUniversity.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927061511/http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/CoursesAndProviders/ProvidersAndCourses/HigherEducationProviders/ACT/AustralianNationalUniversity.htm |archive-date=27 September 2011 |title=Australian National University |publisher=[[Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations]] |access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref> Established in 1946,{{sfn|Gibbney|1988|pp=258-262}} the ANU has always had a strong research focus and is ranked among the leading universities in the world and the best in Australia by ''[[The Times Higher Education Supplement]]'' and the Shanghai Jiao Tong World University Rankings.<ref name=anu/><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University |year=2004 |url=http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2004/top500(1-100).pdf |title=Academic Ranking of World Universities 2004 |access-date=13 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127000011/http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2004/top500%281-100%29.pdf |archive-date=27 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> There are two religious university campuses in Canberra: Signadou in the northern suburb of [[Watson, Australian Capital Territory|Watson]] is a campus of the [[Australian Catholic University]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/our_campuses/canberra_campus/ |title=Canberra Campus |publisher=[[Australian Catholic University]] |date=5 May 2010 |access-date=13 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127000949/http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/our_campuses/canberra_campus/ |archive-date=27 January 2010}}</ref> St Mark's Theological College in [[Barton, Australian Capital Territory|Barton]] is part of the secular [[Charles Sturt University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csu.edu.au/about/canberra.html |title=Canberra School of Theology |publisher=[[Charles Sturt University]] |access-date=23 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430144112/http://www.csu.edu.au/about/canberra.html |archive-date=30 April 2010}}</ref> The ACT Government announced on 5 March 2020 that the CIT campus and an adjoining carpark in [[Reid, Australian Capital Territory|Reid]] would be leased to the [[University of New South Wales]] (UNSW) for a [[peppercorn lease]], for it to develop as a campus for a new UNSW Canberra.<ref name="2020-03-05_ABC">[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-05/unsw-to-build-1bn-campus-in-heart-of-canberra/12028028 UNSW strikes prime land deal with ACT Government to build $1 billion campus in central Canberra] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305060659/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-05/unsw-to-build-1bn-campus-in-heart-of-canberra/12028028 |date=5 March 2020 }}, Tom Lowrey and Tom Maddocks, [[ABC News Online]], 5 March 2020</ref> UNSW released a master plan in 2021 for a 6,000 student campus to be realised over 15 years at a cost of $1 billion.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brewer |first=Peter |date=29 January 2021 |title=First glimpse of bold plans for university campus on Constitution Avenue |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7105840/first-glimpse-of-bold-plans-for-university-campus-on-constitution-avenue/ |access-date=7 February 2021 |website=The Canberra Times |language=en-AU |archive-date=29 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129063004/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7105840/first-glimpse-of-bold-plans-for-university-campus-on-constitution-avenue/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Australian Defence College]] has two campuses: the Australian Command and Staff College (ACSC) plus the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (CDSS) at [[Weston, Australian Capital Territory|Weston]], and the [[Australian Defence Force Academy]] (ADFA) beside the [[Royal Military College, Duntroon]] located in the inner-northern suburb of [[Campbell, Australian Capital Territory|Campbell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/adc/ |archive-date=8 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808042753/http://www.defence.gov.au/adc/ |title=Australian Defence College |publisher=[[Australian Defence College]] |access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://northcanberra.org.au/suburbs/campbell/ |title=Campbell |publisher=North Canberra Community Council |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-date=23 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423191956/http://northcanberra.org.au/suburbs/campbell/}}</ref> ADFA teaches military undergraduates and [[Quaternary education|postgraduates]] and includes UNSW@ADFA, a campus of the [[University of New South Wales]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/adfa/about/program.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827204738/http://www.defence.gov.au/adfa/about/program.html |archive-date=27 August 2013 |title=The Program |publisher=[[Australian Defence Force Academy]] |access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/about/index.html |title=Introduction |publisher=[[Australian Defence Force Academy]] |date=2 April 2009 |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112021023/http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/about/index.html |archive-date=12 November 2009}}</ref> Duntroon provides [[Australian Army]] [[officer (armed forces)|officer]] training.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/army/Training/officer.aspx |title=Officer Training |publisher=Defence Jobs |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-date=8 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408023351/http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/army/Training/officer.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>

Tertiary level vocational education is also available through the [[Canberra Institute of Technology]] (CIT), with campuses in [[Bruce, Australian Capital Territory|Bruce]], Reid, [[Gungahlin]], [[Tuggeranong]] and [[Fyshwick]].<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=CIT Locations |url=https://cit.edu.au/about/locations |access-date=7 February 2021 |website=cit.edu.au |language=en-AU |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128090152/https://cit.edu.au/about/locations |url-status=live}}</ref> The combined enrolment of the CIT campuses was over 28,000 students in 2019.<ref>{{Cite journal |last= |first= |url=https://cit.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/205744/CIT_2019_Annual_Report_WEB.pdf |title=CIT Annual Report 2019 |journal=Annual Report |publisher=Canberra Institute of Technology |year=2020 |page=15 |issn=1322-5456 |access-date=7 February 2021 |archive-date=21 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321225349/https://cit.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/205744/CIT_2019_Annual_Report_WEB.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> Following the transfer of land in Reid for the new UNSW Canberra, a new CIT [[Woden Valley|Woden]] is scheduled to be completed by 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Kathryn Lewis, Elliot |date=24 August 2020 |title=CIT Woden campus plans approved with classes to begin in 2025 |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6891244/cit-woden-campus-plans-approved-with-classes-to-begin-in-2025/ |access-date=7 February 2021 |website=The Canberra Times |language=en-AU |archive-date=13 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213223107/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6891244/cit-woden-campus-plans-approved-with-classes-to-begin-in-2025/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016 there were 132 [[List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory|schools]] in Canberra; 87 were operated by the government and 45 were private.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4221.0Main+Features12016?OpenDocument |title=4221.0 - Schools, Australia, 2016 |publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] |date=2 February 2017 |access-date=4 March 2017 |archive-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305035816/http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4221.0Main+Features12016?OpenDocument |url-status=live}}</ref> During 2006, the ACT Government announced closures of up to 39 schools, to take effect from the end of the school year, and after a series of consultations unveiled its ''Towards 2020: Renewing Our Schools'' policy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://activated.act.edu.au/2020/ |archive-date=2 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302062759/http://activated.act.edu.au/2020/ |title=Towards 2020: Renewing Our Schools – Message from the Minister |publisher=ACT Department of Education and Training |last=Barr |first=Andrew |year=2007 |access-date=13 May 2005 |author-link=Andrew Barr}}</ref> As a result, some schools closed during the 2006–08 period, while others were merged; the creation of combined primary and secondary government schools was to proceed over a decade. The closure of schools provoked significant opposition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/29/2727379.htm |date=29 October 2009 |access-date=10 May 2010 |title=Closing date for primary school |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |archive-date=3 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203155006/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/29/2727379.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tharwa, Hall schools should be reopened: committee |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/17/2688701.htm |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=13 May 2010 |date=17 September 2009 |archive-date=10 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110172357/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-09-17/tharwa-hall-schools-should-be-reopened-committee/1432266 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=School closures report 'doesn't go far enough' |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/18/2689533.htm |archive-date=31 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131030555/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/18/2689533.htm |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=13 May 2010 |date=18 September 2009}}</ref> Most suburbs were planned to include a primary and a nearby preschool; these were usually located near open areas where recreational and sporting activities were easily available.{{sfn|Universal Publishers|2007|pp=1-90}} Canberra also has the highest percentage of non-government (private) school students in Australia, accounting for 40.6&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent of ACT enrollments.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/public-schools-win-young-but-lose-seniors-20130507-2j63d.html |archive-date=28 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228235058/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/public-schools-win-young-but-lose-seniors-20130507-2j63d.html |title=Public schools win young, but lose seniors |first=Emma |last=Macdonald |date=8 May 2013 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |publisher=Fairfax Media}}</ref>