55.1% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 55.1%
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.
More people in Alberton have finished high school now than in previous years, with 55.1% of residents completing Year 12. This reflects a local trend towards higher educational attainment, although the area still sits well below the national figure for school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the South Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alberton, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.1% of adults, which is more common here than in most similar areas, though this is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
22.1% ▲ +61.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
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, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 18.8%, followed by society and culture at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 20 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with 60% being government run.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
441
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 58% 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
20 schools — 8,824 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Alberton Primary School, Queenstown | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 262 | 1,002 |
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus, Rosewater | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| Pennington School R-6, Pennington | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 262 | 934 |
| Portside Christian College, New Port | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 626 | 1,067 |
| Hendon Primary School, Royal Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 270 | 965 |
| Ngutu College, Woodville North | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 260 | 909 |
| Westport Primary School, Semaphore Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 421 | 1,025 |
| St Joseph's School, Ottoway | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 154 | 990 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Albert Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 278 | 1,043 |
| Woodville High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,170 | 973 |
| Woodville Primary School, Woodville South | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 204 | 1,020 |
| Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School, Birkenhead | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 232 | 902 |
| The Grove Education Centre, Woodville | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 63 | 992 |
| Seaton High School, Seaton | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 917 | 1,001 |
| West Lakes Shore School, West Lakes Shore | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 554 | 1,060 |
| Woodville Gardens School Birth-6, Woodville Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 478 | 983 |
| Le Fevre High School, Semaphore South | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 456 | 951 |
| St Patrick's School, Mansfield Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 180 | 1,002 |
| Whitefriars School, Woodville Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 603 | 1,076 |
| Dominican School, Semaphore | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 230 | 1,048 |
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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/SAL40007/alberton/topic/education