55.0% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fernmount · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fernmount
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 28% of adults in Fernmount hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate that is much higher than in most similar areas. While this level of higher education is strong, a smaller share of the population has finished high school compared to the state and national figures. This creates a distinct educational profile for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 55.0%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fernmount, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of people with a university degree is a little above the national figure, with 25.6% holding a bachelor degree and 8.4% having a postgraduate qualification.
28.1% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Fernmount splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture (13.7%) and education (13.4%) being the most common, followed by health at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, more than about 70% of similar areas, with an average school advantage score that is higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
309
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fernmount
3 schools — 926 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Bellingen High School, Bellingen | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 584 | 1,006 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Bellingen | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 123 | 1,039 |
| Bellingen Public School, Bellingen | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 219 | 998 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fernmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11512/fernmount/topic/education