55.3% —
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Albans (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in St Albans (Western Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in St Albans have finished high school or earned a degree compared to the state and national figures. While the typical resident is less likely to hold a qualification than those in other areas, the percentage of people finishing Year 12 and earning degrees has risen since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 55.3%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the Australian average of 58.8%. This result has improved, rising 3.6 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Albans (Western Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 9 or below is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 18.9% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Victorian rate of 29.2%. This figure rose 4.5 percentage points since 2016, with the most common qualifications being bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV.
18.9% —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 St Albans (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.0%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 12.9% and society and culture at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
St Albans has 28 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 74% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the total enrolments of 11,109 are larger than about 65% of comparable places.
2.29
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 73% 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).
11,109
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
397
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving St Albans (Western Metropolitan)
28 schools — 11,109 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| St Albans Meadows Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 425 | 984 |
| Jackson School, St Albans | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 322 | 969 |
| St Albans Heights Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 213 | 950 |
| Holy Eucharist School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 548 | 972 |
| St Albans East Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 354 | 951 |
| St Albans Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,715 | 962 |
| University Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 229 | 999 |
| Albion North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 184 | 967 |
| Furlong Park School For Deaf Children, Sunshine North | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 67 | 1,043 |
| St Paul's Kealba Catholic School, Kealba | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 257 | 1,025 |
| Catholic Regional College St Albans, St Albans | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 582 | 932 |
| Sacred Heart School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 282 | 953 |
| St Albans Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 256 | 955 |
| St Albans North Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 164 | 950 |
| Sunshine Christian School, Sunshine North | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 94 | 934 |
| St Bernadette's School, Sunshine North | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 333 | 1,005 |
| Victoria University Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,350 | 967 |
| Sunshine North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 234 | 966 |
| Albion Primary School, Albion | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 189 | 1,031 |
| Mother of God School, Ardeer | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 107 | 995 |
| St Theresa's School, Albion | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Stevensville Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 185 | 930 |
| Ardeer Primary School, Ardeer | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 139 | 986 |
| Keilor Views Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 396 | 1,019 |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College, Keilor Downs | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,223 | 1,004 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Keilor Downs | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 502 | 1,059 |
| Monmia Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 180 | 985 |
| Sunshine Harvester Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 350 | 965 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Albans (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27807/st-albans/topic/education