58.5% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fiddletown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fiddletown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school advantage score of 1,111 marks Fiddletown as one of the most advantaged areas for students at this level. The community is well-educated, with over a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This creates a professional profile that stands out compared to most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have a high level of schooling, with 58.5% completing Year 12. This is much higher than most areas and is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fiddletown, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, as 26.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the national figure.
26.7% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Fiddletown splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Postgraduate degree at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 18.5%, followed by engineering and creative arts, which both stand at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local children have excellent access to education, with 17.86 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. Two-thirds of these schools are government-run and primarily focused on primary education.
17.86
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
347
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,111
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fiddletown
3 schools — 1,041 students, average ICSEA 1,111.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Northholm Grammar School, Arcadia | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 698 | 1,137 |
| Arcadia Public School, Arcadia | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 60 | 1,065 |
| Glenorie Public School, Glenorie | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 283 | 1,055 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fiddletown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11516/fiddletown/topic/education