57.3% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 47.4%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairfax · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Fairfax
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Fairfax have finished high school, reflecting a steady rise in education levels. This trend is seen in the 57.3% who completed Year 12, a figure that has grown by nearly 10 percentage points since 2011. The area's educational profile is now broadly in line with the Queensland average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 57.3%, which is about the same as the state average and just a little below the national figure. Other common school finish points include Year 10 for 22% of residents and Year 11 for 7.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fairfax, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as Queensland but well below the Australian average. This represents a 4.4 percentage point increase since 2016, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 31.2%.
22.3% —
Higher than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 Fairfax, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Fairfax are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 17.2%. Other frequent areas of study include Engineering (12.9%), Health (12.8%), and Society and Culture (11.5%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fairfax has some of the largest schools in its category, with an average size of 782 students and a higher school advantage score than most areas. However, there are much fewer schools per child than usual, with only 37 schools within 3km.
1.24
Lower than 92% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
Lower than 92% of federal 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).
28,927
Higher than 63% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
782
Higher than 94% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fairfax
37 schools — 28,927 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 11 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 13 · Secondary 6
| Mapleton State School, Mapleton | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 177 | 1,048 |
| Blackall Range Independent School, Kureelpa | Independent | Combined | 7.6 km | 108 | 1,039 |
| Kenilworth State Community College, Kenilworth | Government | Primary | 11.1 km | 44 | 983 |
| Burnside State High School, Burnside | Government | Secondary | 12.3 km | 809 | 988 |
| Burnside State School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 12.4 km | 368 | 984 |
| Nambour Special School, Burnside | Government | Combined | 12.4 km | 132 | 1,002 |
| St John's College, Nambour | Catholic | Secondary | 12.5 km | 927 | 1,059 |
| Yandina State School, Yandina | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 365 | 1,004 |
| Nambour State College, Nambour | Government | Combined | 13.4 km | 1,469 | 977 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Nambour | Catholic | Primary | 13.5 km | 341 | 1,045 |
| Nambour Christian College, Woombye | Independent | Combined | 14.1 km | 1,309 | 1,083 |
| North Arm State School, North Arm | Government | Primary | 14.6 km | 356 | 1,031 |
| Woombye State School, Woombye | Government | Primary | 16.7 km | 423 | 1,014 |
| Suncoast Christian College, Woombye | Independent | Combined | 16.8 km | 1,136 | 1,084 |
| Eumundi State School, Eumundi | Government | Primary | 16.8 km | 578 | 1,052 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Bli Bli | Catholic | Combined | 18.8 km | 1,246 | 1,050 |
| Montessori International College, Forest Glen | Independent | Combined | 19.7 km | 276 | 1,104 |
| Bli Bli State School, Bli Bli | Government | Primary | 19.9 km | 615 | 1,005 |
| Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Forest Glen | Independent | Combined | 20.4 km | 1,472 | 1,133 |
| Coolum Beach Christian College, Coolum Beach | Independent | Combined | 21.7 km | 491 | 1,081 |
| Kuluin State School, Kuluin | Government | Primary | 23.7 km | 612 | 1,018 |
| Noosa Pengari Steiner School, Doonan | Independent | Combined | 24.3 km | 324 | 1,089 |
| Buderim Mountain State School, Buderim | Government | Primary | 24.5 km | 1,183 | 1,096 |
| Pacific Paradise State School, Pacific Paradise | Government | Primary | 24.5 km | 467 | 1,024 |
| Coolum State School, Coolum Beach | Government | Primary | 24.7 km | 1,004 | 1,046 |
| Stella Maris School, Maroochydore | Catholic | Primary | 24.8 km | 737 | 1,081 |
| Peregian Springs State School, Peregian Springs | Government | Primary | 25.1 km | 1,028 | 1,059 |
| Maroochydore State High School, Maroochydore | Government | Secondary | 25.2 km | 1,205 | 1,011 |
| Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim | Independent | Combined | 25.7 km | 1,426 | 1,155 |
| St Andrew's Anglican College, Peregian Springs | Independent | Combined | 25.9 km | 1,459 | 1,143 |
| Maroochydore State School, Maroochydore | Government | Primary | 26.0 km | 222 | 969 |
| Immanuel Lutheran College, Buderim | Independent | Combined | 26.4 km | 1,239 | 1,120 |
| The Industry School - Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore | Independent | Secondary | 26.5 km | 226 | 1,054 |
| Coolum State High School, Coolum Beach | Government | Secondary | 26.5 km | 1,551 | 1,040 |
| Mountain Creek State High School, Mountain Creek | Government | Secondary | 29.2 km | 2,091 | 1,043 |
| Mountain Creek State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 29.3 km | 778 | 1,041 |
| Brightwater State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 30.9 km | 733 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fairfax [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED309/fairfax/topic/education