62.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Albany · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Port Albany
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 62% of residents in Port Albany have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong proportion of adults holding university degrees. It is an area where many people have pursued further study and a wide range of professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 62.6% of people who finished Year 12 is much higher than in most similar areas. This result is well above both the Western Australian figure of 58% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Albany, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27.2% of the population, a figure that is well above the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.3% of residents.
27.2% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 Port Albany, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 32%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 21.1%. Other frequent areas of study include health at 17.1% and agriculture and environment at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. Most of these are government-run primary schools, with an average school size of 381 students.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
381
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Port Albany
5 schools — 1,907 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 830 | 995 |
| Albany Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 396 | 1,024 |
| Spencer Park Primary School, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 303 | 938 |
| Spencer Park Education Support Centre, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 60 | 930 |
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 318 | 1,019 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51257/port-albany/topic/education