39.8% ▲ +52.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Firefly · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Firefly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Firefly have remained largely unchanged since 2011, with only 39.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where fewer people have pursued higher schooling and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical resident of Firefly stopped their schooling at Year 10, which 40.3% of people did. Only 39.8% completed Year 12, a rate far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →Firefly splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (42%), with Year 9 or below at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 11.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 43.4%.
11.7% ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Firefly, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Firefly often specialise in Engineering (16.4%) and Management and Commerce (15.6%). Health and Society and Culture are also common, each representing 14.8% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, though it is much smaller than most other schools with an average of only 40 students. Its average advantage score is also much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
40
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
908
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Firefly
1 school — 40 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Krambach Public School, Krambach | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 40 | 908 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Firefly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11524/firefly/topic/education