57.8% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fernleigh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fernleigh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas mark Fernleigh, where 29% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This reflects a well-qualified population that stands out compared to nearby regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fernleigh, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree is the most common high-level qualification here, held by 33.8% of adults. This helps the area's typical qualification level sit a little above both the state and national figures.
29.0% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 Fernleigh, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 19.7%, followed by management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, though they are typically very small. There are two government primary schools within 3km, both of which have much higher advantage scores than most areas.
20.83
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
83
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fernleigh
2 schools — 166 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Fernleigh Public School, Fernleigh | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 33 | 1,032 |
| Teven-Tintenbar Public School, Tintenbar | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 133 | 1,057 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fernleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11511/fernleigh/topic/education