58.9% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Altona North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Altona North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define the educational profile of Altona North. While degrees are more common here than in nearby places, the area has seen a huge jump in school completion, with Year 12 finishes rising 19 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is roughly the same as the national figure. This reflects a strong upward trend, as the proportion of people completing high school rose 19 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Altona North, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.4% of adults, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 12.2% of adults held such a qualification.
25.4% ▲ +108.3%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 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 Altona North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Altona North has five schools, which is more than about 71% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most. Most of these are primary schools and 60% are in the Catholic sector.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.72
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
Higher than 78% 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).
3,308
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
662
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 74% 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 Altona North
37 schools — 15,884 students, average ICSEA 1,070.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 13 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 26 · Combined 8 · Secondary 3
| Emmanuel College, Altona North | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 2,533 | 1,079 |
| Altona North Primary School, Altona North | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 217 | 994 |
| St Leo the Great Primary School, Altona North | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 342 | 1,116 |
| Annunciation School, Brooklyn | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 65 | 1,068 |
| Altona College, Altona | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 796 | 1,044 |
| Sunshine Special Developmental School, Sunshine | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 193 | 976 |
| Australian Islamic Centre College, Newport | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 151 | 1,032 |
| Seaholme Primary School, Seaholme | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 298 | 1,105 |
| Newport Gardens Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 516 | 1,106 |
| St Peter's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 190 | 999 |
| Mount St Joseph Girls' College, Altona | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,216 | 1,100 |
| St Mary's School, Altona | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 259 | 1,060 |
| Altona Primary School, Altona | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 512 | 1,111 |
| Glengala Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 141 | 921 |
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 19 | 966 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| Newport Lakes Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 566 | 1,126 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| Sacred Heart School, Newport | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 297 | 1,126 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| Western Autistic School, Laverton | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 290 | 1,042 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Laverton | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 270 | 1,080 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 502 | 903 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| Jennings Street School, Laverton | Government | Combined | 5.4 km | 117 | 1,037 |
| Laverton P-12 College, Laverton | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 678 | 924 |
| Bayside P-12 College, Williamstown | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 958 | 1,006 |
| Altona Meadows Primary School, Altona Meadows | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 235 | 1,000 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| Williamstown North Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 601 | 1,135 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 227 | 1,136 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Altona North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021343/altona-north/topic/education