43.3% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fernhill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fernhill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Better access to education defines daily life in Fernhill, where residents have more schools within reach than almost any similar area. While many adults hold high-level degrees, the proportion of people who finished Year 12 is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below both the New South Wales and national figures. For many, the highest year of school finished was Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fernhill, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas, though still well below the national average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 33.5%.
19.5% ▲ +101.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Fernhill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16% and engineering at 15.6%. Other notable fields include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fernhill is very well served by 20 schools within 3km, which is more than 89% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and they tend to have a higher advantage score than most areas.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
363
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fernhill
20 schools — 7,255 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Tarrawanna Public School, Tarrawanna | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 164 | 982 |
| Wollongong Flexible School, Towradgi | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 71 | 895 |
| Fairy Meadow Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 342 | 1,002 |
| Towradgi Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 134 | 1,031 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Fairy Meadow | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 335 | 1,081 |
| Balgownie Public School, Balgownie | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 329 | 1,076 |
| Mount Ousley Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 193 | 1,079 |
| Corrimal East Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 297 | 1,046 |
| Pleasant Heights Public School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 241 | 1,126 |
| St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School, Corrimal | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 339 | 1,073 |
| Elonera Montessori School, Mount Ousley | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 187 | 1,108 |
| Corrimal Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 227 | 1,013 |
| Corrimal High School, Corrimal | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 569 | 940 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,169 | 1,075 |
| Aspect South Coast School, Corrimal | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 129 | 1,017 |
| Keira High School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 723 | 984 |
| Bellambi Public School, Bellambi | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 182 | 807 |
| Para Meadows School, North Wollongong | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 113 | 945 |
| Russell Vale Public School, Russell Vale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 262 | 1,040 |
| Holy Spirit College, Bellambi | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,249 | 1,069 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fernhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11510/fernhill/topic/education