69.1% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Altona (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Altona (Western Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A 12 percentage point jump in both high school and university completion since 2011 shows that Altona is becoming much better educated. These gains have pushed the area well above both the state and national figures for qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen to 69.1%, which is far above the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is much higher than most similar areas, with the rate climbing 12 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Altona (Western Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 34.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the 29.2% seen across Victoria. This reflects a strong upward trend, as university-level qualifications rose 12 points since 2011.
34.8% ▲ +55.3%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 34.8%
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 Altona (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 23.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Altona has 18,382 enrolments and some of the largest schools around, though it has one of the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children. Most students attend government schools, which make up 69.6% of the sector.
0.90
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 60% 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).
18,382
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
799
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Altona (Western Metropolitan)
23 schools — 18,382 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 9 · Secondary 3
| Altona Green Primary School, Altona Meadows | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 418 | 1,051 |
| Queen of Peace Primary School, Altona Meadows | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 485 | 1,064 |
| Altona Meadows Primary School, Altona Meadows | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 235 | 1,000 |
| Seabrook Primary School, Seabrook | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 898 | 1,096 |
| Mount St Joseph Girls' College, Altona | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,216 | 1,100 |
| Lumen Christi School, Point Cook | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 643 | 1,098 |
| Jennings Street School, Laverton | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 117 | 1,037 |
| Laverton P-12 College, Laverton | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 678 | 924 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Laverton | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 270 | 1,080 |
| Altona Primary School, Altona | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 512 | 1,111 |
| Altona College, Altona | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 796 | 1,044 |
| St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Point Cook | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 318 | 1,074 |
| Saltwater P-9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 2,199 | 1,075 |
| Western Autistic School, Laverton | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 290 | 1,042 |
| St Mary's School, Altona | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 259 | 1,060 |
| Carranballac P-9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 848 | 1,017 |
| Homestead Senior Secondary College, Point Cook | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 531 | 1,070 |
| Point Cook Senior Secondary College, Point Cook | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 777 | 1,024 |
| Alamanda K-9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 3,335 | 1,141 |
| Seaholme Primary School, Seaholme | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 298 | 1,105 |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, Point Cook | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 729 | 1,101 |
| Point Cook Prep - Year 9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 5.6 km | 1,306 | 1,056 |
| Featherbrook P-9 College, Point Cook | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 1,224 | 1,090 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Altona (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20207/altona/topic/education