59.5% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Figtree · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Figtree
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning define Figtree, where 28% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. The community is well-qualified, with a strong proportion of residents finishing high school and pursuing professional degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Figtree, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high number of qualified professionals, with the most common certificates being Level III or IV at 28.2% and bachelor degrees at 27.2%.
28.0% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Figtree splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications focus on professional fields, led by management and commerce at 19% and engineering at 18.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Figtree has a very high school advantage score compared to most areas, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. Most students attend government primary schools, which make up 63.3% of the 30 schools within 3km.
1.65
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
358
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Figtree
30 schools — 10,371 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| Figtree Heights Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 181 | 1,061 |
| Nareena Hills Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 209 | 1,080 |
| Figtree High School, Figtree | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 880 | 1,013 |
| Lindsay Park Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 334 | 1,068 |
| Figtree Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 264 | 1,028 |
| Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| The Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong West | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 970 | 1,159 |
| Mount St Thomas Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 354 | 1,070 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mangerton | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 368 | 1,090 |
| Wollongong West Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 243 | 991 |
| Unanderra Public School, Cordeaux Heights | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 348 | 992 |
| Mount Keira Public School, Mount Keira | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 91 | 1,072 |
| Illawarra Christian School, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 800 | 1,091 |
| Craig Davis College, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 45 | 825 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Unanderra | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 371 | 1,066 |
| Keiraville Public School, Keiraville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 297 | 1,103 |
| Mount Kembla Public School, Mount Kembla | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 159 | 1,050 |
| Gwynneville Public School, Gwynneville | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 271 | 1,065 |
| Illawarra Hospital School, Wollongong | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Gwynneville | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 175 | 1,083 |
| Cedars Christian College - Aspire, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 13 | 1,094 |
| Cedars Christian College, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 661 | 1,067 |
| Novo Education Space, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 44 | 983 |
| Coniston Public School, Coniston | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 181 | 990 |
| Farmborough Road Public School, Unanderra | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 226 | 961 |
| Para Meadows School, North Wollongong | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 113 | 945 |
| Wollongong Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 579 | 1,084 |
| Smiths Hill High School, Wollongong | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 736 | 1,186 |
| Pleasant Heights Public School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 241 | 1,126 |
| Cringila Public School, Cringila | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 163 | 936 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Figtree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11518/figtree/topic/education