61.9% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fingal Head · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fingal Head
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and university degrees than most similar areas define Fingal Head. Around 62% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of education extends into adulthood, with nearly 29% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is much higher than most areas, with 61.9% of people reaching this milestone. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fingal Head, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's higher education is strong, as 28.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 26.3%.
28.7% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Fingal Head, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Health being the most common at 19%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.1% and Engineering at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fingal Head has a very high number of schools per child compared to most areas, with 13 schools within 3 km. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most areas, and 61.5% are government-run.
10.64
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
328
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fingal Head
13 schools — 4,270 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3
| Fingal Head Public School, Fingal Head | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 33 | 934 |
| Tweed River High School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 590 | 940 |
| Caldera School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 24 | 936 |
| Tweed Heads South Public School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 142 | 882 |
| St Joseph's College, Banora Point | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 838 | 1,050 |
| St James' Primary School, Banora Point | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 406 | 1,068 |
| Banora Point Public School, Banora Point | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 390 | 992 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Tweed Heads | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 302 | 1,069 |
| Tweed Heads Public School, Tweed Heads | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 394 | 984 |
| The Village School Gold Coast, Coolangatta | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 88 | 1,047 |
| Coolangatta State School, Coolangatta | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 285 | 989 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Kingscliff | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 323 | 1,066 |
| Kingscliff Public School, Kingscliff | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 455 | 1,058 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fingal Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11522/fingal-head/topic/education