55.8% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Farmborough Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Farmborough Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher share of adults in Farmborough Heights now hold degrees compared to most similar areas. This shift towards higher qualifications is a key feature of the suburb's educational profile, though the percentage of residents finishing Year 12 remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Farmborough Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the Australian average.
24.8% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 Farmborough Heights, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in engineering and related fields at 20.6%, followed by management and commerce at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While the area has 13 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas.
1.23
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
393
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Farmborough Heights
13 schools — 5,109 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Cedars Christian College - Aspire, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 13 | 1,094 |
| Cedars Christian College, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 661 | 1,067 |
| Craig Davis College, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 45 | 825 |
| Farmborough Road Public School, Unanderra | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 226 | 961 |
| Illawarra Christian School, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 800 | 1,091 |
| Unanderra Public School, Cordeaux Heights | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 348 | 992 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Unanderra | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 371 | 1,066 |
| Mount Kembla Public School, Mount Kembla | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 159 | 1,050 |
| Berkeley West Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 157 | 868 |
| Figtree Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 264 | 1,028 |
| Figtree High School, Figtree | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 880 | 1,013 |
| Illawarra Sports High School, Berkeley | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 926 | 937 |
| Berkeley Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 259 | 926 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Farmborough Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11494/farmborough-heights/topic/education