38.4% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Albans Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Albans Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in St Albans Park have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 38.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than across the country, with only 38.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 20 points below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Albans Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.7% of the population, which is far below Victoria's 29.2%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.7% ▲ +67.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 St Albans Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 17.7% and Society and culture at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 10 schools within 3km, which is more than 82% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
237
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving St Albans Park
10 schools — 2,367 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Whittington Primary School, Whittington | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 153 | 896 |
| Geelong East Primary School, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 147 | 948 |
| MacKillop Specialist School - Whittington, Whittington | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 196 | 993 |
| Newcomb Secondary College, Newcomb | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 515 | 950 |
| Christ the King School, Newcomb | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 269 | 1,061 |
| Newcomb Primary School, Newcomb | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 142 | 960 |
| Tate Street Primary School Geelong, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 164 | 1,029 |
| St Margaret's School, East Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 241 | 1,063 |
| Moolap Primary School, Moolap | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 197 | 970 |
| Grovedale Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 343 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Albans Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22331/st-albans-park/topic/education