56.9% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Albert Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Albert Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Albert Park hold a university degree compared to the national figure, despite the area having a higher school completion rate than most similar places. While 56.9% of residents finished Year 12, only 17.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This creates a noticeable gap in higher education levels compared to both South Australia and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is quite high here at 56.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Albert Park, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Most adults hold a Certificate III or IV (36.2%), while the 17.2% with a bachelor degree or higher is well below both state and national levels.
17.2% ▲ +53.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Albert Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Albert Park are most common in management and commerce (18.9%), followed by engineering and related fields at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas, with 19 schools within 3km and a strong government sector at 68.4%.
3.72
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
442
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Albert Park
19 schools — 8,405 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 4
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 270 | 965 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 262 | 1,002 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 260 | 909 |
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 63 | 992 |
| Seaton Park Primary School, Seaton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 149 | 999 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 262 | 934 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Findon High School, Findon | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 467 | 978 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 478 | 983 |
| Challa Gardens Primary School, Kilkenny | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 251 | 982 |
| Kilkenny Primary School, West Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 450 | 1,069 |
| Our Lady of La Vang School, Flinders Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 70 | 1,066 |
| Portside Christian College, New Port | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 626 | 1,067 |
| Westport Primary School, Semaphore Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 421 | 1,025 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Albert Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40006/albert-park/topic/education