23.7% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fern Gully · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fern Gully
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap in formal schooling separates Fern Gully from the rest of the country, with only 23.7% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The area has very few high-level academic credentials, but a strong focus on practical and vocational training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 23.7% of people finished Year 12, which is among the lowest levels for this area and far below the national figure of 58.8%. More than half of residents, 52.6%, listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fern Gully, Year 10 is the majority at 57%; Year 12 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32% of people.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Fern Gully, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are focused on practical fields, with 24% in engineering and 20% in architecture and building. Management and commerce follow at 16%, while health and society and culture each make up 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than 77% of similar areas, though the typical school size is much larger than most. The average school advantage score of 941 is much lower than most areas.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
588
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fern Gully
6 schools — 3,530 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| St Catherine's Catholic College, Singleton | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,010 | 974 |
| Singleton Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 353 | 950 |
| Singleton High School, Singleton | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 877 | 901 |
| King Street Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 433 | 900 |
| Singleton Heights Public School, Singleton Heights | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 468 | 920 |
| Australian Christian College - Singleton, Singleton | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 389 | 1,005 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fern Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11505/fern-gully/topic/education