35.8% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Forster
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Forster have finished high school and earned degrees than in 2011, though levels remain low. Only 35.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to most areas, though the rate rose 7.3 points since 2011. About 33.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Forster splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 13.5% of adults, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.3% of people.
13.5% ▲ +49.4%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Forster, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.8% and health at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Forster has 3 schools with a total of 1,396 enrolments. The average school advantage score is 954, which is much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.56
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% 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).
1,396
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
465
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 79% 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 Forster
6 schools — 2,577 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 3 · Primary 3
| Great Lakes College Forster Campus, Forster | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 478 | 936 |
| Forster Public School, Forster | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 573 | 934 |
| Holy Name Primary School, Forster | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 345 | 1,014 |
| Tuncurry Public School, Tuncurry | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 366 | 930 |
| Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus, Tuncurry | Government | Secondary | 8.7 km | 466 | 949 |
| Great Lakes College Senior Campus, Tuncurry | Government | Secondary | 8.7 km | 349 | 988 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011152/forster/topic/education