28.1% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alberton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alberton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Alberton have finished high school compared to most other areas, which shapes the local workforce. Only 28.1% of people here completed Year 12, a figure far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. This gap is reflected in the qualification levels across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is much lower than in most areas, with just 28.1% of people finishing Year 12. Many others stopped earlier, including 23.6% who finished Year 10 and 21.1% who finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alberton, the largest group is Year 12 at 31%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42% of qualified residents.
13.2% ▲ +73.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Alberton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 20.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13.8% and education at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Alberton has 19.23 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. While there are four schools within 3km, the typical school size is smaller than in most areas and the average school advantage score is lower.
19.23
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
143
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alberton
4 schools — 570 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Alberton Primary School, Alberton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 100 | 972 |
| Yarram Secondary College, Yarram | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 277 | 953 |
| Yarram Primary School, Yarram | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 127 | 965 |
| St Mary's School, Yarram | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 66 | 974 |
Sources
More for Alberton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20019/alberton/topic/education