72.1% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ferny Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ferny Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning define daily life in Ferny Creek, where 72.1% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%, marking it as one of the most well-educated areas at this level.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is very common here, with 72.1% of people reaching this milestone. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ferny Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are frequent, with 38.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average of 29.2% and far above the Australian figure.
38.5% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 38.5%
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 Ferny Creek, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common at 15.2%, followed closely by management and commerce at 14.3% and engineering at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,064, which is much higher than most areas. There are 18 schools within 3km, with the majority being government primary schools.
3.76
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
286
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,064
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ferny Creek
18 schools — 5,139 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Ferny Creek Primary School, Ferny Creek | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 127 | 1,111 |
| Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 95 | 982 |
| Sassafras Primary School, Sassafras | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 29 | 1,055 |
| Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School, Upper Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 80 | 1,038 |
| Upwey Primary School, Upwey | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 129 | 1,114 |
| Upwey High School, Upwey | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 744 | 1,048 |
| Ferntree Gully North Primary School, Ferntree Gully | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 289 | 1,055 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, The Basin | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 255 | 1,069 |
| Kallista Primary School, Kallista | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 91 | 1,118 |
| Tecoma Primary School, Tecoma | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 361 | 1,080 |
| Olinda Primary School, Olinda | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 13 | 964 |
| St John the Baptist School, Ferntree Gully | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 221 | 1,075 |
| The Avenue School, Ferntree Gully | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 21 | 999 |
| The Basin Primary School, The Basin | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 583 | 1,042 |
| St Joseph's College, Ferntree Gully | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 991 | 1,052 |
| St Thomas More's School, Belgrave | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 101 | 1,089 |
| Upwey South Primary School, Upwey | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 321 | 1,078 |
| Mater Christi College, Belgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 688 | 1,093 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ferny Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20918/ferny-creek/topic/education