59.0% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ardeer - Albion · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Ardeer - Albion
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Ardeer - Albion hold university degrees than in most similar areas. This reflects a growing trend in education, with the proportion of people holding bachelor degrees climbing 10 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59% of residents have finished Year 12, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 48.5% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ardeer - Albion, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult here is more likely to have a degree than those in most similar areas, with 25.4% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is about the same as the national average.
25.4% ▲ +70.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 Ardeer - Albion, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.7%, while engineering and society and culture both sit at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 4 schools, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. These are all primary schools split evenly between government and Catholic sectors, though they are much smaller than usual with an average of 166 students.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.44
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 79% 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).
664
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
166
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher than 57% 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 Ardeer - Albion
38 schools — 16,656 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 11 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 5 · Combined 5
| Albion Primary School, Albion | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 189 | 1,031 |
| Mother of God School, Ardeer | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 107 | 995 |
| Ardeer Primary School, Ardeer | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 139 | 986 |
| St Theresa's School, Albion | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| St Paul's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 515 | 1,015 |
| Marian College, Sunshine West | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 856 | 999 |
| Albion North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 184 | 967 |
| Ardeer South Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 139 | 979 |
| Sunshine College, Sunshine West | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,217 | 952 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 360 | 1,029 |
| Holy Eucharist School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 548 | 972 |
| Furlong Park School For Deaf Children, Sunshine North | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 67 | 1,043 |
| Jackson School, St Albans | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 322 | 969 |
| St Bernadette's School, Sunshine North | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 333 | 1,005 |
| University Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 229 | 999 |
| Sunshine Christian School, Sunshine North | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 94 | 934 |
| Sunshine North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 234 | 966 |
| Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 198 | 1,014 |
| St Albans Meadows Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 425 | 984 |
| Glengala Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 141 | 921 |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School, Sunshine | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 317 | 1,070 |
| Cairnlea Park Primary School, Cairnlea | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 776 | 1,023 |
| St Peter's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 190 | 999 |
| St Albans Heights Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 213 | 950 |
| Sunshine Special Developmental School, Sunshine | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 193 | 976 |
| Sunshine Harvester Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 350 | 965 |
| Braybrook College, Braybrook | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,373 | 977 |
| St Albans Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,715 | 962 |
| St Albans East Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 354 | 951 |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,555 | 1,036 |
| St Peter Chanel School, Deer Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 506 | 1,012 |
| Deer Park North Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 307 | 942 |
| Deer Park West Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 389 | 989 |
| Rosamond School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 145 | 1,012 |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 502 | 903 |
| Derrimut Primary School, Derrimut | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 574 | 998 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| St Lawrence Catholic Primary School, Derrimut | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 454 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ardeer - Albion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011328/ardeer-albion/topic/education