28.6% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alma · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alma
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Alma have finished high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 28.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is seen across most levels of formal education in the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much lower than most areas, with only 28.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below both the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alma, the largest group is Year 12 at 32%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Very few adults hold a university degree, with just 5.6% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 35.3%.
5.6% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Alma, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 17.6%, followed by health at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, though they have a much lower average advantage score than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
483
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alma
2 schools — 965 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Maryborough Education Centre, Maryborough | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 921 | 921 |
| Timor Primary School, Timor | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 44 | 912 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20031/alma/topic/education