24.0% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forbesdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forbesdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of Forbesdale residents, or 46.5%, have Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. This reflects a community where formal education levels are significantly lower than the state and national figures, with few residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 24% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. This is among the lowest rates for this level of schooling across similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forbesdale, the largest group is Year 10 at 49%, followed by Year 12 (25%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with just 7.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV are the most common qualifications at 35.3%.
7.4% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Forbesdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Bachelor degree (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 26.5%, followed by Health at 20.6% and Education at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is among the smallest in the country with an average size of 15 students. This school also has an advantage score that is much lower than most other 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).
15
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
904
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 Forbesdale
1 school — 15 students, average ICSEA 904.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Stratford Public School, Stratford | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 15 | 904 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forbesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11542/forbesdale/topic/education