57.4% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kalgan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kalgan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of adults in Kalgan hold a bachelor degree or higher, with 24.7% of residents reaching this level. This is much higher than most similar areas. Education levels are generally strong here, with more than half of the population completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.4% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kalgan, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 29.7% of people holding a bachelor degree. This helps drive the local figure for adults with a degree or higher to 24.7%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
24.7% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 Kalgan, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are health at 17.2% and management and commerce at 13.6%. Other notable qualifications include education, engineering, and agriculture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a higher advantage score than most similar areas. There are three schools within 3 km, and two-thirds of these are independent combined schools.
6.41
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
641
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kalgan
3 schools — 1,923 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Independent 2 · Government 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Great Southern Grammar School, Kalgan | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 611 | 1,080 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 325 | 973 |
| Australian Christian College - Southlands, Albany | Independent | Combined | 13.5 km | 987 | 1,036 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kalgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50711/kalgan/topic/education