66.9% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Royalla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Royalla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 67% of Royalla residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of school completion sets a strong foundation for a community where many adults also hold advanced qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 66.9%. This is 8 percentage points higher than both the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Royalla, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 24.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher—a figure much higher than most similar areas—this is still a little below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.3% of residents.
24.5% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 Royalla, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Royalla has four schools within 3 km, which is more than most areas of this type. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,011, which is higher than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
324
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
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 Royalla
4 schools — 1,294 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 206 | 974 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 7.4 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 7.5 km | 371 | 972 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 201 | 1,010 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Royalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13449/royalla/topic/education