48.1% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Albury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Albury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in West Albury finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the state and country. While 22.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This creates a notable gap in formal schooling and higher education levels for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though about 23.8% of people stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Albury, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 22.2%, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 27.4%.
22.2% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →West Albury splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 17.6%. Other key fields include health at 13.9% and engineering at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3 km, which is more than 84% of similar areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most are government schools (66.7%), and the average school size of 429 is higher than most areas.
1.54
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
429
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
988
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Albury
12 schools — 5,150 students, average ICSEA 988.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Albury West Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 165 | 918 |
| Albury High School, Albury | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 910 | 1,016 |
| St Patrick's Parish School, Albury | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 501 | 1,069 |
| Indie School Albury, Albury | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 872 | 888 |
| Aspect Riverina School, Albury | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 90 | 1,011 |
| Albury Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 637 | 1,049 |
| Glenroy Public School, North Albury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 220 | 897 |
| The Scots School Albury, Albury | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 714 | 1,132 |
| Kandeer School, North Albury | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 18 | 811 |
| James Fallon High School, North Albury | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 671 | 905 |
| Wewak Street School, North Albury | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 67 | 930 |
| Albury North Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 285 | 893 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14256/west-albury/topic/education