51.8% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fosterton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fosterton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant gap exists between Fosterton and the rest of the country, with well fewer residents finishing high school or earning degrees than the national average. While these figures are lower than the state and national levels, the area still performs better than many similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%. Another 31.8% of the population had Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fosterton, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 36%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.7% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
21.7% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 Fosterton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 28%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 24.5%, followed by education at 16.3% and engineering at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government-run (66.7%) and primarily primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
300
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fosterton
3 schools — 899 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Dungog High School, Dungog | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 566 | 937 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Dungog | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 142 | 986 |
| Dungog Public School, Dungog | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 191 | 914 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fosterton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11556/fosterton/topic/education