37.5% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fennell Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fennell Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Fennell Bay finished high school than in most other areas, with only 37.5% completing Year 12. This creates a local profile where vocational training and trade certificates are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. Many residents left school earlier, with 34.8% reaching Year 10 and 14.2% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Fennell Bay splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 14.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.7% of residents.
14.9% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Fennell Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 21.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.6% and Health at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is around 308 students.
3.88
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
308
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fennell Bay
14 schools — 4,308 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Fennell Bay Public School, Fennell Bay | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 159 | 889 |
| Fassifern Public School, Fassifern | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 59 | 947 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 636 | 1,026 |
| Charlton Christian College, Fassifern | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 831 | 1,063 |
| Five Islands School, Booragul | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 51 | 890 |
| Booragul Public School, Booragul | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 206 | 931 |
| Lake Macquarie High School, Booragul | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 435 | 925 |
| Blackalls Park Public School, Blackalls Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 217 | 966 |
| Teralba Public School, Teralba | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 111 | 959 |
| Toronto Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 201 | 910 |
| Toronto High School, Toronto | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 952 | 961 |
| Biraban Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 163 | 871 |
| Speers Point Public School, Speers Point | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 256 | 1,000 |
| Wakefield School, Wakefield | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 31 | 869 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fennell Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11503/fennell-bay/topic/education