60.3% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fawkner · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Fawkner
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of education are more common here than in most similar areas, with 27% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Fawkner has seen a significant shift in learning over the last decade, as both school completion and university degrees have risen sharply since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people have finished high school than in 2011, with the rate climbing 18 points to 60.3%. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, but slightly higher than the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fawkner, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications have increased significantly, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher rising 14 points to 27% since 2011. This is higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the Australian average.
27.0% ▲ +106.7%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 Fawkner, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 16.6%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fawkner is well served for students, with 6 schools and 2,817 enrolments, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. There are 42 schools within 3 km, and half of the local schools are government run.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.02
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 84% 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).
2,817
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
470
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Lower than 54% 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 Fawkner
42 schools — 20,822 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 10 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria, Fawkner | Independent | Combined | 0.1 km | 1,766 | 1,005 |
| John Fawkner Secondary College, Fawkner | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 234 | 958 |
| St Matthew's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 204 | 1,009 |
| Moomba Park Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 205 | 1,018 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 238 | 1,020 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 245 | 1,049 |
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Belle Vue Park Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 159 | 949 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 600 | 1,068 |
| Mercy College, Coburg | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 403 | 1,029 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 437 | 1,146 |
| William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 140 | 1,002 |
| William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 478 | 977 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Thomastown Meadows Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 252 | 954 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 719 | 987 |
| Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 149 | 1,060 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| Campbellfield Heights Primary School, Campbellfield | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 148 | 943 |
| Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 75 | 946 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 454 | 931 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 632 | 992 |
| Sirius College, Broadmeadows | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 3,284 | 1,088 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| St Clare's School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 319 | 1,043 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| Thomastown West Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 204 | 970 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 263 | 922 |
| Thomastown Secondary College, Thomastown | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 461 | 926 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 670 | 1,135 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 72 | 989 |
| Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 252 | 948 |
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 410 | 893 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fawkner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031237/fawkner/topic/education