64.3% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Faulconbridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Faulconbridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees mark Faulconbridge as an area where residents are far better qualified than the national average. A striking 32.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This trend of high achievement extends through to school completion rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are well above the state and national figures, with 64.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Faulconbridge, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 32.4%, well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 27.8% and Certificate III or IV at 26.4%.
32.4% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Faulconbridge splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Faulconbridge are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 15.9%, followed closely by society and culture and education, both at around 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has eight schools within 3km, more than 80% of similar areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. Most of these schools are government run and have a higher average advantage score than most areas.
2.29
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
516
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Faulconbridge
8 schools — 4,124 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3
| Springwood High School, Springwood | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 566 | 1,027 |
| Faulconbridge Public School, Faulconbridge | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 368 | 1,063 |
| Springwood Public School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 370 | 1,059 |
| Ellison Public School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 283 | 1,051 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Springwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 368 | 1,095 |
| St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,112 | 1,088 |
| Winmalee Public School, Winmalee | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 359 | 1,043 |
| Winmalee High School, Winmalee | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 698 | 1,040 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Faulconbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11499/faulconbridge/topic/education