55.7% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow finished high school compared to the state and national figures, though university degrees are becoming more common. While only 55.7% of residents completed Year 12, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose significantly by 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is 55.7%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 45.8% of the population had completed high school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is about the same as the national average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 27.3% of residents.
26.1% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Balgownie - Fairy Meadow splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow has 10 schools and 3,724 enrolments, making it larger than about 88% of similar areas. These schools have a higher advantage score than most areas, and 70% of them are government run.
10
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.83
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
3,724
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
372
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
36 schools — 14,080 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Government 24 · Independent 7 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 9 · Combined 4
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Fairy Meadow | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 335 | 1,081 |
| Mount Ousley Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 193 | 1,079 |
| Fairy Meadow Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 342 | 1,002 |
| Elonera Montessori School, Mount Ousley | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 187 | 1,108 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,169 | 1,075 |
| Keira High School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 723 | 984 |
| Pleasant Heights Public School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 241 | 1,126 |
| Towradgi Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 134 | 1,031 |
| Wollongong Flexible School, Towradgi | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 71 | 895 |
| Tarrawanna Public School, Tarrawanna | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 164 | 982 |
| Balgownie Public School, Balgownie | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 329 | 1,076 |
| Para Meadows School, North Wollongong | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 113 | 945 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Gwynneville | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 175 | 1,083 |
| Keiraville Public School, Keiraville | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 297 | 1,103 |
| Gwynneville Public School, Gwynneville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 271 | 1,065 |
| Corrimal East Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 297 | 1,046 |
| Smiths Hill High School, Wollongong | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 736 | 1,186 |
| Corrimal High School, Corrimal | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 569 | 940 |
| Wollongong Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 579 | 1,084 |
| St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School, Corrimal | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 339 | 1,073 |
| Illawarra Hospital School, Wollongong | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | — | — |
| Corrimal Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 227 | 1,013 |
| Mount Keira Public School, Mount Keira | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 91 | 1,072 |
| Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| Wollongong West Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 243 | 991 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,128 | 1,104 |
| Aspect South Coast School, Corrimal | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 129 | 1,017 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mangerton | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 368 | 1,090 |
| Bellambi Public School, Bellambi | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 182 | 807 |
| Novo Education Space, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 44 | 983 |
| The Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong West | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 970 | 1,159 |
| Holy Spirit College, Bellambi | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,249 | 1,069 |
| Russell Vale Public School, Russell Vale | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 262 | 1,040 |
| Lindsay Park Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 334 | 1,068 |
| Coniston Public School, Coniston | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 181 | 990 |
| Mount St Thomas Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 354 | 1,070 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041144/balgownie-fairy-meadow/topic/education