40.4% ▲ +19.9%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Albury Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Albury Surrounds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Albury Surrounds have finished high school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While these numbers are climbing, the area still has far fewer university graduates and Year 12 completions than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 33.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Albury Surrounds, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.0%, far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36.2% of people.
15.0% ▲ +41.1%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Surrounds, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with engineering and related studies (13.9%) and management and commerce (13.8%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Albury Surrounds has 17 schools, which is among the largest number for areas of this type. These schools are typically much smaller than those in other areas, with an average of 109 students per school.
17
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.64
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 63% 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).
1,861
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
109
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Lower than 55% 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 Surrounds
26 schools — 6,017 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| St Patrick's Primary School, Holbrook | Catholic | Primary | 11.5 km | 35 | 959 |
| Holbrook Public School, Holbrook | Government | Primary | 12.0 km | 121 | 1,003 |
| Culcairn Public School, Culcairn | Government | Primary | 17.3 km | 94 | 969 |
| Billabong High School, Culcairn | Government | Secondary | 17.5 km | 312 | 946 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Culcairn | Catholic | Primary | 17.6 km | 53 | 1,016 |
| Gerogery Public School, Gerogery | Government | Primary | 19.6 km | 13 | 942 |
| St Paul's College, Walla Walla | Independent | Secondary | 26.0 km | 312 | 1,030 |
| Walla Walla Public School, Walla Walla | Government | Primary | 26.6 km | 40 | 963 |
| Table Top Public School, Table Top | Government | Primary | 28.9 km | 140 | 1,030 |
| Henty Public School, Henty | Government | Primary | 30.6 km | 70 | 961 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Henty | Independent | Primary | 30.8 km | 42 | 983 |
| Jindera Public School, Jindera | Government | Primary | 35.7 km | 164 | 969 |
| Trinity Anglican College - Albury, Thurgoona | Independent | Combined | 35.8 km | 1,441 | 1,102 |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Jindera | Independent | Primary | 35.9 km | 176 | 1,061 |
| Burrumbuttock Public School, Burrumbuttock | Government | Primary | 36.8 km | 33 | 964 |
| Border Christian College, Thurgoona | Independent | Combined | 36.8 km | 278 | 1,046 |
| Saint Mary MacKillop College Albury, Jindera | Independent | Combined | 37.0 km | 216 | 1,074 |
| Thurgoona Public School, Thurgoona | Government | Primary | 37.4 km | 573 | 990 |
| Springdale Heights Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 37.7 km | 223 | 926 |
| Murray High School, Lavington | Government | Secondary | 38.1 km | 575 | 934 |
| Lavington East Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 38.4 km | 291 | 924 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Lavington | Catholic | Primary | 38.8 km | 335 | 1,041 |
| Lavington Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 39.3 km | 409 | 944 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Albury, Lavington | Independent | Combined | 39.6 km | 31 | 973 |
| Walbundrie Public School, Walla Walla | Government | Primary | 43.1 km | 19 | 973 |
| Brocklesby Public School, Brocklesby | Government | Primary | 47.3 km | 21 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Albury Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109011175/albury-surrounds/topic/education