55.5% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Albury - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Albury - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Albury - East have finished high school or earned a degree compared to the state and national figures. While a typical person here is less likely to have a university qualification, the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.5% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. For those who left school earlier, 21.5% finished Year 10, while 10.5% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Albury - East, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.5% of the population, a little below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.1% of residents.
23.5% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 Albury - East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by health at 14.6% and engineering at 13.3%. Education and society and culture also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools with an average size of 764 students, which is much higher than most areas. These schools have a higher advantage score than most and are mostly independent, with 66.7% falling into this category.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.78
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
2,292
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
764
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Albury - East
23 schools — 10,732 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| Thurgoona Public School, Thurgoona | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 573 | 990 |
| Border Christian College, Thurgoona | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 278 | 1,046 |
| Trinity Anglican College - Albury, Thurgoona | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,441 | 1,102 |
| Hume Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 175 | 836 |
| Lavington East Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 291 | 924 |
| Springdale Heights Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 223 | 926 |
| Murray High School, Lavington | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 575 | 934 |
| St Anne's Primary School, North Albury | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 350 | 1,060 |
| Xavier Catholic College, North Albury | Catholic | Secondary | 6.7 km | 932 | 1,034 |
| Albury North Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 285 | 893 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Lavington | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 335 | 1,041 |
| Wewak Street School, North Albury | Government | Combined | 7.2 km | 67 | 930 |
| James Fallon High School, North Albury | Government | Secondary | 7.2 km | 671 | 905 |
| Kandeer School, North Albury | Government | Combined | 7.3 km | 18 | 811 |
| The Scots School Albury, Albury | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 714 | 1,132 |
| Lavington Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 409 | 944 |
| Glenroy Public School, North Albury | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 220 | 897 |
| Albury Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 637 | 1,049 |
| Albury High School, Albury | Government | Secondary | 8.5 km | 910 | 1,016 |
| Aspect Riverina School, Albury | Independent | Combined | 8.6 km | 90 | 1,011 |
| St Patrick's Parish School, Albury | Catholic | Primary | 8.7 km | 501 | 1,069 |
| Indie School Albury, Albury | Independent | Secondary | 9.1 km | 872 | 888 |
| Albury West Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 165 | 918 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Albury - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109011172/albury-east/topic/education