38.4% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Albury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Albury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in North Albury have seen modest shifts over the last decade, though high school completion remains low. Only 38.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local profile where a larger proportion of adults hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in North Albury finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 38.4% completing their secondary schooling. This is 20 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Albury, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common here, with 37.7% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. However, the 12.7% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
12.7% ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 North Albury, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 14.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
North Albury is well served for education, with 23 schools within 3 km and a higher number of schools per child than most similar areas. The schools tend to be larger than average, and 60.9% are government run.
6.08
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
405
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
988
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Albury
23 schools — 9,322 students, average ICSEA 988.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| St Anne's Primary School, North Albury | Catholic | Primary | 0.1 km | 350 | 1,060 |
| Xavier Catholic College, North Albury | Catholic | Secondary | 0.3 km | 932 | 1,034 |
| Albury North Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 285 | 893 |
| Wewak Street School, North Albury | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 67 | 930 |
| James Fallon High School, North Albury | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 671 | 905 |
| Kandeer School, North Albury | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 18 | 811 |
| Hume Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 175 | 836 |
| The Scots School Albury, Albury | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 714 | 1,132 |
| Glenroy Public School, North Albury | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 220 | 897 |
| Albury High School, Albury | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 910 | 1,016 |
| Lavington East Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 291 | 924 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Lavington | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 335 | 1,041 |
| Lavington Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 409 | 944 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Albury, Lavington | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 31 | 973 |
| Albury Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 637 | 1,049 |
| Murray High School, Lavington | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 575 | 934 |
| Aspect Riverina School, Albury | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 90 | 1,011 |
| St Patrick's Parish School, Albury | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 501 | 1,069 |
| Springdale Heights Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 223 | 926 |
| Indie School Albury, Albury | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 872 | 888 |
| Albury West Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 165 | 918 |
| Thurgoona Public School, Thurgoona | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 573 | 990 |
| Border Christian College, Thurgoona | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 278 | 1,046 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12987/north-albury/topic/education