59.9% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ferndale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ferndale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school completion rate of 59.9% marks Ferndale as a place where more people finish Year 12 than in most similar areas. This strong educational foundation is reflected in a qualified workforce, with about a quarter of adults holding a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a little above both the state and national figures. Those who left school earlier most commonly did so after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ferndale, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 24.6% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 28.8% of people.
24.6% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Ferndale splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional fields are common here, with engineering and related subjects leading at 16.9%, followed closely by management and commerce at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ferndale has a few large schools with an advantage score of 1,040, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 31 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per child than in most other places.
1.37
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 89% 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).
442
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher 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 Ferndale
31 schools — 13,705 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 608 | 1,022 |
| Bannister Creek Primary School, Lynwood | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 607 | 1,036 |
| Brookman Primary School, Langford | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 323 | 963 |
| Lynwood Senior High School, Parkwood | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,264 | 1,002 |
| St Jude's Catholic School, Langford | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 189 | 1,049 |
| Parkwood Primary School, Parkwood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 619 | 1,030 |
| Al-Ameen College, Langford | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,145 | 1,087 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 127 | 984 |
| Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 439 | 964 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 650 | 1,127 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 44 | 1,068 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 336 | 974 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Beckenham Primary School, Beckenham | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 391 | 992 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 432 | 1,075 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 208 | 1,115 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 910 | 1,060 |
| Yale Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 398 | 969 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 135 | 712 |
| Gibbs Street Primary School, East Cannington | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 602 | 1,043 |
| Rostrata Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 947 | 1,135 |
| Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 380 | 1,095 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| OneSchool Global WA, Willetton | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 258 | 986 |
| Kenwick School, Kenwick | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 101 | 972 |
| Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 336 | 1,005 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Communicare Academy, Kenwick | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 70 | 896 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ferndale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50502/ferndale/topic/education