63.6% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fletcher · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fletcher
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 63.6% of people in Fletcher have finished Year 12. This is a highly educated community where a large number of adults hold university degrees. These strong schooling results set the area apart from most other similar places across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, sitting well above the New South Wales figure by 4.6 percentage points. Roughly 63.6% of residents finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fletcher, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A little more than the national average, 29% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 28.8%.
29.0% ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Fletcher splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Fletcher are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 21.3%. Engineering and health also feature strongly, at 17.7% and 17.1% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While the area has a low number of schools per 1,000 children, there are 10 schools within 3 km, which is more than 82% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, and the average school size is larger than in most areas.
0.45
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
436
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fletcher
10 schools — 4,361 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College, Fletcher | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 860 | 1,085 |
| Glendore Public School, Maryland | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 609 | 1,019 |
| Maryland Public School, Maryland | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 368 | 996 |
| Minmi Public School, Minmi | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 133 | 1,018 |
| Callaghan College Wallsend Campus, Wallsend | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 890 | 952 |
| Plattsburg Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 195 | 910 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Wallsend | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 323 | 1,076 |
| Black Hill Public School, Black Hill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 67 | 982 |
| Wallsend Public School, Wallsend | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 252 | 965 |
| Alesco Secondary College, Cooks Hill | Independent | Secondary | 4.9 km | 664 | 949 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fletcher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11536/fletcher/topic/education