45.1% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fordwich · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fordwich
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fordwich sits around the middle of similar areas for its education levels, though it trails behind state and national figures. Only 45.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, with 45.1% of residents finishing their final year. About 18.3% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fordwich, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 16.9% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Among those with qualifications, Certificate III or IV is the most common at 27.7%.
16.9% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Fordwich splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 32%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Fordwich are diverse, led by Engineering and related fields at 23.4%. Agriculture, environment, management and commerce each account for 10.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 25 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
25
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
837
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fordwich
2 schools — 49 students, average ICSEA 837.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Milbrodale Public School, Milbrodale | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 19 | 800 |
| Broke Public School, Broke | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 30 | 861 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fordwich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11544/fordwich/topic/education