46.9% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alstonville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alstonville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Alstonville hold bachelor degrees than in most similar areas, though school completion rates are notably low. Only 46.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a distinct gap between early schooling outcomes and higher-level qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 46.9%, which is far below both New South Wales and Australia. About 29.4% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alstonville, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.5% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
22.5% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 Alstonville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.2%, followed by health at 14.3% and education at 12.8%.
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 generally smaller than most, with a typical size of 224 students.
4.25
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
224
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alstonville
6 schools — 1,343 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Alstonville Public School, Alstonville | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 280 | 1,001 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Alstonville | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 187 | 1,045 |
| Alstonville High School, Alstonville | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 522 | 990 |
| North Coast Pathway, Alstonville | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 26 | 998 |
| Wollongbar Public School, Wollongbar | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 243 | 1,028 |
| Rous Public School, Alstonville | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 85 | 1,031 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alstonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10046/alstonville/topic/education