quicko: school snobbery

It was recently suggested to me that Australians moving interstate for university is often a sign of either 1. a highly specialized major or 2. not being smart enough to get into school in their home state.  #2 comes especially into play, I've been told, if the student has ended up in Canberra.  (With the notable exception of one very good school there ... but I forget which one ...)