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Education & Qualifications in Alma Park

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Only 26.2% of people in Alma Park have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest school completion rates in the region, with many adults instead holding trade certificates.

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Where Alma Park sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Alma Park — lower than 56% of areas.

Alma Park13.0%
2659, NSW 10.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, with only 26.2% of residents finishing Year 12. Nearly a quarter of the population finished school in Year 10 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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26.2% —

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Alma Park splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 32%.

Year 12 26.2% Year 10 23.8% Year 9 or below 23.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.0% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.0% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.0% —

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Alma Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 32%.

Certificate III / IV 40.0% Bachelor degree 24.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Alma Park are spread evenly across three main areas: architecture and building, agriculture and environment, and management and commerce, each held by 12.0% of those with a qualification.

Field of qualification

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Alma Park splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (33%) and Agriculture & environment (33%), with Management & commerce at 33%.

Architecture & building 12.0% Agriculture & environment 12.0% Management & commerce 12.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Alma Park — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alma Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10043/alma-park/topic/education