23.4% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairbridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fairbridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Fairbridge has remained notably low compared to the rest of the country. Only 23.4% of residents have completed Year 12, and no adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This creates a distinct local profile where trade certificates are the most common qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 23.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is among the lowest rates for this level of schooling in the region.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fairbridge, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a gap of 26 points compared to the Australian average. Instead, 40.6% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Fairbridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related trades at 28.1%, followed by health and management and commerce, which both sit at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fairbridge has five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score of 945 is much lower than most other areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
355
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fairbridge
5 schools — 1,774 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Fairbridge College, Pinjarra | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 167 | 912 |
| Carcoola Primary School, Pinjarra | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 123 | 931 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Pinjarra | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 190 | 994 |
| Pinjarra Senior High School, Pinjarra | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 685 | 952 |
| Pinjarra Primary School, Pinjarra | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 609 | 935 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fairbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50499/fairbridge/topic/education