48.9% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fernvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fernvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels are lower than most similar areas in Fernvale, where only 11.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This stands in stark contrast to the national figure of 26.3%. While many residents have a trade qualification, fewer have completed Year 12 compared to the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fernvale, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are common here, with 45.5% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 11.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average.
11.5% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Fernvale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering (16.5%) and Management and Commerce (16.2%), followed by Society and Culture at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fernvale has one government primary school within 3 km, which is larger than most similar areas. There is only 1.06 school for every 1,000 children, a figure much lower than most other areas.
1.06
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
447
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fernvale
1 school — 447 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Fernvale State School, Fernvale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 447 | 974 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fernvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31030/fernvale/topic/education