55.5% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fountaindale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fountaindale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults hold high-level degrees in Fountaindale than in most similar areas. While the typical resident's school completion is lower than the state average, over a quarter of the population has a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fountaindale, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average.
27.0% ▲ +62.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Fountaindale splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 17.3%, followed closely by management and commerce at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fountaindale has a high number of schools per child compared to most areas, with nine schools within 3 km, which is more than 81% of similar places.
7.19
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
388
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fountaindale
9 schools — 3,495 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Central Coast Steiner School, Fountaindale | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 330 | 1,092 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Berkeley Vale Campus, Berkeley Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 851 | 959 |
| TLK Youth College, Berkeley Vale | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 58 | 904 |
| Ourimbah Public School, Ourimbah | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 332 | 1,018 |
| Berkeley Vale Public School, Berkeley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 524 | 988 |
| Chittaway Bay Public School, Chittaway Bay | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 479 | 992 |
| Tuggerah Public School, Tuggerah | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 359 | 993 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Tumbi Umbi | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 370 | 1,056 |
| Lisarow Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 192 | 1,035 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fountaindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11557/fountaindale/topic/education