40.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairy Dell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fairy Dell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fairy Dell sits below most similar areas for education levels, with only 40.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, marking a significant gap in school completions for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Another 26.1% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fairy Dell, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.8% of residents.
15.8% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Fairy Dell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 21.3% and Agriculture and environment at 17.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 4 schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are smaller than average and are mostly government-run primary schools.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
157
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fairy Dell
4 schools — 627 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Rochester Secondary College, Rochester | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 343 | 964 |
| Rochester Primary School, Rochester | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 181 | 978 |
| St Joseph's School, Rochester | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 95 | 991 |
| Nanneella Estate Primary School, Nanneella | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 8 | 978 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fairy Dell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20904/fairy-dell/topic/education