60.0% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fawkner · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fawkner
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 27% of adults in Fawkner hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that sits comfortably with the national average. This is a well-qualified area compared to similar suburbs, with a strong mix of university and vocational training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 60% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This result is just a little above the national figure, though it sits a little below the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fawkner, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 27% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, and the breakdown shows 15.2% also hold a postgraduate degree.
27.0% ▲ +107.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 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 →In Fawkner, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications for residents are in management and commerce at 16.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fawkner has 42 schools within 3 km, one of the largest numbers for any area of this size. While the average school is larger than most, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other areas.
1.98
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 90% 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).
496
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fawkner
42 schools — 20,822 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 10 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria, Fawkner | Independent | Combined | 0.1 km | 1,766 | 1,005 |
| John Fawkner Secondary College, Fawkner | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 234 | 958 |
| St Matthew's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 204 | 1,009 |
| Moomba Park Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 205 | 1,018 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 238 | 1,020 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 245 | 1,049 |
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Belle Vue Park Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 159 | 949 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 600 | 1,068 |
| Mercy College, Coburg | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 403 | 1,029 |
| William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 140 | 1,002 |
| William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 478 | 977 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 437 | 1,146 |
| Thomastown Meadows Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 252 | 954 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 719 | 987 |
| Campbellfield Heights Primary School, Campbellfield | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 148 | 943 |
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 149 | 1,060 |
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 75 | 946 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 454 | 931 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 632 | 992 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 200 | 1,097 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| Sirius College, Broadmeadows | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 3,284 | 1,088 |
| St Clare's School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 319 | 1,043 |
| Thomastown West Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 204 | 970 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 346 | 1,113 |
| Thomastown Secondary College, Thomastown | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 461 | 926 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 67 | 1,028 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 263 | 922 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 670 | 1,135 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 72 | 989 |
| Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 252 | 948 |
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 410 | 893 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fawkner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20909/fawkner/topic/education