38.4% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greater Hume Shire · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Greater Hume Shire
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Greater Hume Shire are lower than in most other similar areas. While more people are finishing school than they did a decade ago, the proportion of adults with a university degree remains far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a low rate compared to most areas, although it has risen by 6.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greater Hume Shire, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.7% of the population, far below the 26.3% national average. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications, held by 36.9% of residents.
13.7% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Greater Hume Shire, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 13.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13.2% and health at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The shire has 16 schools, which is more than about 68% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than usual, with an average of 108 students per school.
16
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.11
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,721
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
108
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greater Hume Shire
16 schools — 1,721 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Billabong High School, Culcairn | Government | Secondary | — | 312 | 946 |
| St Paul's College, Walla Walla | Independent | Secondary | — | 312 | 1,030 |
| Saint Mary MacKillop College Albury, Jindera | Independent | Combined | — | 216 | 1,074 |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Jindera | Independent | Primary | — | 176 | 1,061 |
| Jindera Public School, Jindera | Government | Primary | — | 164 | 969 |
| Holbrook Public School, Holbrook | Government | Primary | — | 121 | 1,003 |
| Culcairn Public School, Culcairn | Government | Primary | — | 94 | 969 |
| Henty Public School, Henty | Government | Primary | — | 70 | 961 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Culcairn | Catholic | Primary | — | 53 | 1,016 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Henty | Independent | Primary | — | 42 | 983 |
| Walla Walla Public School, Walla Walla | Government | Primary | — | 40 | 963 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Holbrook | Catholic | Primary | — | 35 | 959 |
| Burrumbuttock Public School, Burrumbuttock | Government | Primary | — | 33 | 964 |
| Brocklesby Public School, Brocklesby | Government | Primary | — | 21 | 968 |
| Walbundrie Public School, Walla Walla | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 973 |
| Gerogery Public School, Gerogery | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 942 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greater Hume Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13340/greater-hume-shire/topic/education