43.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alison · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alison
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 4.1% of adults in Alison hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a trend across the area where few residents have reached university level, with most people finishing school before Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 43.3%, finished Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% national average, and about 34% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alison, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualifications are trade certificates at 36.8% and diplomas at 28.9%. This explains why the proportion of people with university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.
4.1% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Alison, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (39%) and Bachelor degree (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 26.3%, followed by health at 18.4% and engineering at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 581 students.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
581
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alison
6 schools — 3,484 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Wyong Christian Community School, Wyong | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 904 | 1,057 |
| Wyong High School, Wyong | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 674 | 946 |
| Wyong Public School, Wyong | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 433 | 931 |
| Jilliby Public School, Wyong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 60 | 989 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Wyong | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 335 | 1,022 |
| St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,078 | 1,045 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10034/alison/topic/education