43.5% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Albury · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Albury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 43.5% of Albury residents finished Year 12, a figure far below both the state and national averages. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area still trails behind most other regions in formal education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Albury finished high school compared to the rest of Australia, though the rate rose 6.8 percentage points since 2011. About a quarter of residents peaked at Year 10, while 12.2% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Albury, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a university degree is well below the national figure at 16.6%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.5% of the population.
16.6% ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 Albury, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Albury are most often in management and commerce, making up 16.1% of the total. Other common fields include engineering at 13.9% and health at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Albury has a high number of schools per child and 59 facilities within 3km, although typical school sizes are much smaller than in most areas. Government schools make up the largest sector at 67.8%.
3.76
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
59
Higher than 92% of state electorate 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).
14,070
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
238
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Albury
59 schools — 14,070 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 40 · Independent 10 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 41 · Secondary 9 · Combined 9
| Gerogery Public School, Gerogery | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 13 | 942 |
| St Paul's College, Walla Walla | Independent | Secondary | 13.7 km | 312 | 1,030 |
| Walla Walla Public School, Walla Walla | Government | Primary | 14.1 km | 40 | 963 |
| Table Top Public School, Table Top | Government | Primary | 15.3 km | 140 | 1,030 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Culcairn | Catholic | Primary | 18.1 km | 53 | 1,016 |
| Culcairn Public School, Culcairn | Government | Primary | 18.2 km | 94 | 969 |
| Jindera Public School, Jindera | Government | Primary | 19.0 km | 164 | 969 |
| Billabong High School, Culcairn | Government | Secondary | 19.0 km | 312 | 946 |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Jindera | Independent | Primary | 19.2 km | 176 | 1,061 |
| Saint Mary MacKillop College Albury, Jindera | Independent | Combined | 19.8 km | 216 | 1,074 |
| Burrumbuttock Public School, Burrumbuttock | Government | Primary | 20.5 km | 33 | 964 |
| Trinity Anglican College - Albury, Thurgoona | Independent | Combined | 22.5 km | 1,441 | 1,102 |
| Springdale Heights Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 23.4 km | 223 | 926 |
| Border Christian College, Thurgoona | Independent | Combined | 23.5 km | 278 | 1,046 |
| Murray High School, Lavington | Government | Secondary | 23.8 km | 575 | 934 |
| Lavington East Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 24.2 km | 291 | 924 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Lavington | Catholic | Primary | 24.2 km | 335 | 1,041 |
| Thurgoona Public School, Thurgoona | Government | Primary | 24.3 km | 573 | 990 |
| Lavington Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 24.6 km | 409 | 944 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Albury, Lavington | Independent | Combined | 24.7 km | 31 | 973 |
| Hume Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 25.3 km | 175 | 836 |
| Glenroy Public School, North Albury | Government | Primary | 26.7 km | 220 | 897 |
| Wewak Street School, North Albury | Government | Combined | 26.7 km | 67 | 930 |
| St Anne's Primary School, North Albury | Catholic | Primary | 26.7 km | 350 | 1,060 |
| James Fallon High School, North Albury | Government | Secondary | 26.9 km | 671 | 905 |
| Xavier Catholic College, North Albury | Catholic | Secondary | 27.0 km | 932 | 1,034 |
| Kandeer School, North Albury | Government | Combined | 27.2 km | 18 | 811 |
| Albury North Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 27.2 km | 285 | 893 |
| The Scots School Albury, Albury | Independent | Combined | 28.3 km | 714 | 1,132 |
| Albury High School, Albury | Government | Secondary | 28.7 km | 910 | 1,016 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Holbrook | Catholic | Primary | 28.7 km | 35 | 959 |
| Holbrook Public School, Holbrook | Government | Primary | 29.2 km | 121 | 1,003 |
| Albury Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 29.6 km | 637 | 1,049 |
| Aspect Riverina School, Albury | Independent | Combined | 29.8 km | 90 | 1,011 |
| St Patrick's Parish School, Albury | Catholic | Primary | 29.8 km | 501 | 1,069 |
| Albury West Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 29.8 km | 165 | 918 |
| Indie School Albury, Albury | Independent | Secondary | 30.5 km | 872 | 888 |
| Brocklesby Public School, Brocklesby | Government | Primary | 31.5 km | 21 | 968 |
| Walbundrie Public School, Walla Walla | Government | Primary | 31.6 km | 19 | 973 |
| Henty Public School, Henty | Government | Primary | 34.9 km | 70 | 961 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Henty | Independent | Primary | 35.0 km | 42 | 983 |
| Howlong Public School, Howlong | Government | Primary | 38.9 km | 151 | 982 |
| Rand Public School, Rand | Government | Primary | 48.1 km | 30 | 979 |
| Lowesdale Public School, Lowesdale | Government | Primary | 59.4 km | 11 | 1,010 |
| Corowa Public School, Corowa | Government | Primary | 59.7 km | 162 | 957 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Corowa | Catholic | Primary | 60.4 km | 166 | 1,026 |
| Corowa High School, Corowa | Government | Secondary | 60.9 km | 291 | 975 |
| Corowa South Public School, Corowa | Government | Primary | 62.3 km | 40 | 946 |
| Rosewood Public School, Rosewood | Government | Primary | 77.3 km | 14 | 739 |
| Oaklands Central School, Oaklands | Government | Combined | 83.3 km | 36 | 962 |
| Urana Public School, Urana | Government | Primary | 88.7 km | 9 | 816 |
| All Saints Primary School, Tumbarumba | Catholic | Primary | 89.0 km | 58 | 1,026 |
| Tumbarumba Public School, Tumbarumba | Government | Primary | 89.2 km | 184 | 931 |
| Boree Creek Public School, Boree Creek | Government | Primary | 89.3 km | 19 | 927 |
| Tumbarumba High School, Tumbarumba | Government | Secondary | 89.5 km | 148 | 910 |
| Mulwala Public School, Mulwala | Government | Primary | 93.6 km | 48 | 967 |
| Khancoban Public School, Khancoban | Government | Primary | 108.0 km | 19 | 948 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Jerilderie | Catholic | Primary | 127.9 km | 46 | 1,011 |
| Jerilderie Public School, Jerilderie | Government | Primary | 128.8 km | 14 | 954 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10001/albury/topic/education