54.3% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fitzgerald Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fitzgerald Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the national figure, only 54.3% of people in Fitzgerald Creek finished Year 12. This gap in basic schooling is matched by a lower rate of university degrees compared to the state and country, though the area still performs better than many similar small places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fitzgerald Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state, with 17.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.7% of people.
17.4% ▲ +162.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 Fitzgerald Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are led by Education at 22.4% and Engineering and related fields at 18.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is around the middle size for its level but has an advantage score 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).
330
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
919
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fitzgerald Creek
1 school — 330 students, average ICSEA 919.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Goondi State School, Goondi Bend | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 330 | 919 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fitzgerald Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31044/fitzgerald-creek/topic/education