33.0% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Albion Park Rail · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Albion Park Rail
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Schooling levels in Albion Park Rail have remained low compared to other regions, with just 33% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, marking the area as one where fewer people pursue long-term formal education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, completed by 37.1% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →Albion Park Rail splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by only 8.6% of adults, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of residents have a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
8.6% ▲ +57.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Albion Park Rail, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 18.5%, followed by Management and Commerce at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas, though there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools.
0.83
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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).
518
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Albion Park Rail
16 schools — 8,285 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Albion Park Rail Public School, Albion Park | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 346 | 894 |
| Oak Flats Public School, Oak Flats | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 416 | 959 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Oak Flats | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,126 | 1,045 |
| Albion Park Public School, Albion Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 516 | 972 |
| Albion Park High School, Albion Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 900 | 964 |
| St Joseph's Catholic High School, Albion Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 736 | 1,029 |
| Balarang Public School, Oak Flats | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 268 | 974 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Albion Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 399 | 1,037 |
| Oak Flats High School, Oak Flats | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 648 | 932 |
| Mount Terry Public School, Albion Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 635 | 982 |
| Nazareth Catholic Primary School, Shellharbour City | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 413 | 1,052 |
| Calderwood Christian School, Albion Park | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 504 | 1,056 |
| Tullimbar Public School, Tullimbar | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 483 | 1,005 |
| Mount Warrigal Public School, Warilla | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 185 | 885 |
| Barrack Heights Public School, Barrack Heights | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 192 | 873 |
| Flinders Public School, Flinders | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 518 | 1,004 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Albion Park Rail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10026/albion-park-rail/topic/education