37.4% ▲ +77.3%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Foster · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Foster
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define the educational landscape in Foster. While a small number of residents hold university degrees, there has been a significant shift toward higher learning since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 16 points since 2011 to 37.4%, though this remains far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Foster, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 11 points since 2011 to 14.1%, which is higher than most similar areas despite being far below the national figure.
14.1% ▲ +331.8%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Foster, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 13.7%, followed closely by health at 13.3% and education at 12.7%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Foster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215034/foster/topic/education