56.3% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fortescue · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fortescue
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong focus on trade and technical skills shapes the learning landscape in Fortescue. While over half the population has finished high school, the community relies heavily on vocational training rather than university degrees to support its local workforce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.3% of people have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the Western Australian and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fortescue, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Technical certificates are the most common qualification here, with 53.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. Conversely, university degrees are far less common, with only 11.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
11.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Fortescue, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Training is heavily geared towards industry, as nearly half of all qualifications are in engineering and related fields, followed by architecture and building at 17.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government school that provides combined primary and secondary education. This school is smaller than most others and has an advantage score that is 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).
169
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fortescue
1 school — 169 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Pannawonica School, Pannawonica | Government | Combined | 26.0 km | 169 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fortescue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50519/fortescue/topic/education