45.9% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Albany (South West) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Albany (South West)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Albany (South West) finish high school or earn degrees compared to the rest of the country. While the typical person is less likely to have a university qualification, there has been a steady climb in both school and degree completions over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 45.9%, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement for the area, as the rate rose 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Albany (South West), the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 35.6%.
15.5% ▲ +38.0%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 Albany (South West), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 13.9%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Albany (South West) has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Across the 19 schools within 3km of the centre, 63.2% are government-run and the typical school size is smaller than in most other areas.
2.80
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 54% 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).
7,120
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
375
Lower than 71% 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 Albany (South West)
19 schools — 7,120 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Mount Manypeaks Primary School, Manypeaks | Government | Primary | 12.0 km | 19 | 962 |
| Great Southern Grammar School, Kalgan | Independent | Combined | 27.1 km | 611 | 1,080 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 32.0 km | 325 | 973 |
| Australian Christian College - Southlands, Albany | Independent | Combined | 34.0 km | 987 | 1,036 |
| St Joseph's College, Albany | Catholic | Combined | 35.4 km | 675 | 1,023 |
| Spencer Park Education Support Centre, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 35.9 km | 60 | 930 |
| Spencer Park Primary School, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 35.9 km | 303 | 938 |
| Albany Secondary Education Support Centre, Albany | Government | Secondary | 36.8 km | 60 | 944 |
| North Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 36.9 km | 881 | 959 |
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 37.0 km | 318 | 1,019 |
| Yakamia Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 37.2 km | 437 | 968 |
| John Calvin School (Albany), Albany | Independent | Combined | 37.4 km | 169 | 1,000 |
| Albany Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 37.7 km | 396 | 1,024 |
| Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 37.7 km | 830 | 995 |
| Parklands School, Albany | Independent | Primary | 38.1 km | 112 | 1,063 |
| Mount Lockyer Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 38.2 km | 599 | 926 |
| Little Grove Primary School, Little Grove | Government | Primary | 43.3 km | 238 | 1,027 |
| Wellstead Primary School, Wellstead | Government | Primary | 51.6 km | 28 | 1,000 |
| Woodbury Boston Primary School, Kronkup | Independent | Primary | 59.5 km | 72 | 1,021 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Albany (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50106/albany/topic/education