26.3% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ferney · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ferney
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Thirty-seven percent of qualifications in Ferney are in engineering, making it the most common field of study. However, educational attainment is generally low here, with only 3.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 26.3% of residents finishing school. The most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10 at 36.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ferney, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon in the area, as only 3.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas, with Certificate III or IV being the most typical qualification at 33.3%.
3.6% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Ferney, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 33%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields make up the largest share of qualifications at 37.8%, followed by management and commerce at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 55 students. This school also has an advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
55
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ferney
1 school — 55 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mungar State School, Mungar | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 55 | 923 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ferney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31029/ferney/topic/education