55.0% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.9%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forreston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forreston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Forreston have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas. While over half the population completed high school, the number of adults with a university degree is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and nearly the same as the South Australian average. However, this is well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forreston, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 15% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 38.4%.
15.0% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Forreston, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 22.2%, followed by society and culture at 14.8% and management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Forreston has three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. All are government schools, with two primary schools and one secondary school.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
279
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
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 Forreston
3 schools — 836 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Birdwood High School, Birdwood | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 555 | 996 |
| Birdwood Primary School, Birdwood | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 194 | 995 |
| Gumeracha Primary School, Gumeracha | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 87 | 1,021 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forreston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40454/forreston/topic/education