32.9% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairy Bower · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fairy Bower
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of residents in Fairy Bower have a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification. The area has a low rate of high school completion, with only 32.9% of people finishing Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.9% of people completed Year 12, a result far below the Queensland and Australian figures. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 36.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Fairy Bower splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (43%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This standing is around the middle for similar areas.
16.9% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 Fairy Bower, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related fields at 18.9%, followed by Health at 11.3% and Education at 9.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 437 students.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
437
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fairy Bower
14 schools — 6,116 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Crescent Lagoon State School, West Rockhampton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 362 | 903 |
| Rockhampton Girls Grammar School, Rockhampton | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 405 | 1,022 |
| Rockhampton Flexible School, Rockhampton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 86 | 868 |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Rockhampton | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 357 | 1,039 |
| The Rockhampton Grammar School, Rockhampton | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,472 | 1,069 |
| Allenstown State School, Allenstown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 296 | 884 |
| Gracemere State School, Gracemere | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 295 | 898 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wandal | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 366 | 1,026 |
| The Cathedral College, Rockhampton | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,357 | 1,031 |
| The Hall State School, Wandal | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 309 | 936 |
| Port Curtis Road State School, Port Curtis | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 74 | 890 |
| Depot Hill State School, Depot Hill | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 48 | 819 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Gracemere | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 331 | 984 |
| Waraburra State School, Gracemere | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 358 | 855 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fairy Bower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31016/fairy-bower/topic/education