40.4% ▲ +20.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Foster · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Foster
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Foster have remained largely stable over the last decade, though schooling rates sit well below the national average. Only 40.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the typical Australian result. This gap is mirrored in higher education, with far fewer adults holding a university degree compared to the rest of Victoria.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in most other areas, with only 40.4% of people reaching this milestone. This is 21 points lower than the Victorian average and 18 points below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Foster, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (19%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17% of the population, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.7% of residents.
17.0% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 Foster, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 13.7%, followed by Health at 12.8% and Education at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Foster has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three schools within 3 km. These are typically small, with an average size of 137 students, and two-thirds are government-run secondary schools.
12.61
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
137
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Foster
3 schools — 411 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Secondary 2 · Primary 1
| Foster Primary School, Foster | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 135 | 985 |
| Foster Secondary College, Foster | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 260 | 1,006 |
| Corner Inlet College, Foster | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 16 | 973 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Foster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20940/foster/topic/education