38.7% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Centennial Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Centennial Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A lower rate of formal schooling shapes the daily life of Centennial Park, where only 38.7% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, marking the area as one where fewer residents have completed secondary or tertiary education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state figure, with only 38.7% of residents finishing school. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Centennial Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 32.7%.
10.3% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Centennial Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.4%, followed by society and culture at 13.8% and health at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Centennial Park has 12 schools within 3km, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. Two-thirds of these are government schools, with a typical school size of 403 students.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
403
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Centennial Park
12 schools — 4,840 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 318 | 1,019 |
| John Calvin School (Albany), Albany | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 169 | 1,000 |
| Yakamia Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 437 | 968 |
| Albany Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 396 | 1,024 |
| Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 830 | 995 |
| Parklands School, Albany | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 112 | 1,063 |
| Spencer Park Primary School, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 303 | 938 |
| Spencer Park Education Support Centre, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 60 | 930 |
| Mount Lockyer Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 599 | 926 |
| Albany Secondary Education Support Centre, Albany | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 60 | 944 |
| St Joseph's College, Albany | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 675 | 1,023 |
| North Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 881 | 959 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Centennial Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50278/centennial-park/topic/education