53.8% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fingal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fingal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher proportion of adults in Fingal now hold university degrees than in most similar areas. While many residents have a strong educational background, the typical level of schooling remains well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 61.8% seen in Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fingal, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong mix of qualifications, with 23.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits well below the national figure of 26.3%.
23.1% ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Fingal splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 14.8%, followed by education at 11.9% and engineering at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fingal is well served with five schools within 3km, more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government primary schools, which make up 80% of the local sector.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
240
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fingal
5 schools — 1,199 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Boneo Primary School, Boneo | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 338 | 1,025 |
| Advance College of Education Incorporated, Rosebud | Independent | Secondary | 4.8 km | 58 | 964 |
| Eastbourne Primary School, Capel Sound | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 242 | 952 |
| Tootgarook Primary School, Tootgarook | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 145 | 954 |
| Rye Primary School, Rye | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 416 | 1,026 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20920/fingal/topic/education