0.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alps - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Alps - West have completed high school or university, placing the area among the lowest for education levels in the region. No one in the community holds a bachelor degree or higher, and not a single person has finished Year 12.
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far below the state and national figures, with 0% of people completing Year 12. The most common highest years of school reached are Year 10 and Year 9 or below, each at 21.7%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alps - West splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (36%), with Year 11 at 29%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 0% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This has barely changed since 2016.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 21%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is among the smallest number of facilities for similar areas.
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alps - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051099/alps-west/topic/education