61.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Foster North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Foster North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels than usual define daily life in Foster North, where over 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This makes the area much more qualified than most similar places. Residents generally have a strong schooling foundation, with 61% finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 61% of people have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Victorian average and a little above the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Foster North, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 30.5% of the population, a figure that is well above the Australian average. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualification, held by 21.1% of people.
30.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Foster North splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (24%) and Bachelor degree (23%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 16.8%. Engineering and related fields follow at 12.6%, while health and management both sit at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. Both are government schools, split evenly between one primary and one secondary school, though they tend to be smaller than most.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
198
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
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 North
2 schools — 395 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Foster Secondary College, Foster | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 260 | 1,006 |
| Foster Primary School, Foster | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 135 | 985 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Foster North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20941/foster-north/topic/education