48.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Albert · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Albert
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Lake Albert have shifted as more residents hold higher degrees. While the typical person has a trade certificate, nearly one in five adults now holds a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though many people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Albert, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, but still well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
19.5% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Lake Albert, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.8%. Education and health also make up a significant share of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3 km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is lower than most areas, and there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
2.45
Lower than 65% 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).
395
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower 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 Lake Albert
16 schools — 6,321 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 4
| Lake Albert Public School, Lake Albert | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 434 | 963 |
| Kooringal Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 390 | 933 |
| Mater Dei Catholic College, Lake Albert | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 749 | 1,050 |
| Mater Dei Primary School, Lake Albert | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 322 | 1,075 |
| Kooringal High School, Kooringal | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 839 | 959 |
| Lutheran School Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 332 | 1,120 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Kooringal | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 338 | 1,033 |
| Wagga Wagga Christian College, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 563 | 1,033 |
| Sturt Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 306 | 966 |
| Mount Austin High School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 522 | 822 |
| Red Hill Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 325 | 831 |
| Willans Hill School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 71 | 929 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 36 | 990 |
| Mount Austin Public School, Mount Austin | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 228 | 824 |
| The Bidgee School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Combined | 5.4 km | 48 | 896 |
| Wagga Wagga High School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 818 | 960 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Albert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12246/lake-albert/topic/education