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Education & Qualifications in Failford

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Fewer people have finished high school in Failford than in most other areas. Only 27.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the number of adults with a university degree is also much lower than typical.

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📍 Failford, Suburb / Locality

Where Failford sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.0% ▲ +50.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Failford — lower than 66% of areas.

Failford11.0%
2430, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are far below the state average, with only 27.8% of people finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 38.0%.

Completed Year 12

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27.8% ▲ +6.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Failford, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (21%).

Year 10 38.0% Year 12 27.8% Year 9 or below 18.8% Year 11 5.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by only 11.0% of adults, far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of the area's qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.0% ▲ +50.0%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 18.7%, followed by management and commerce at 15.0%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of Failford, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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).

Schools in and around Failford — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Failford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11479/failford/topic/education