33.6% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Innes Severn · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Glen Innes Severn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Glen Innes Severn have finished high school than a decade ago, though educational levels remain low compared to the rest of the state. Only 33.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While degrees are less common, there has been a steady climb in both high school and university completions since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 5.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 33.6%, but this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 32.6% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Glen Innes Severn splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.7% of residents.
11.0% ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Glen Innes Severn, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 13.1%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit at around 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools serving 1,103 students, providing more schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size is lower than in most other areas.
8
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.87
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,103
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
138
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glen Innes Severn
8 schools — 1,103 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Glen Innes High School, Glen Innes | Government | Secondary | — | 434 | 926 |
| Glen Innes Public School, Glen Innes | Government | Primary | — | 339 | 903 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Glen Innes | Catholic | Primary | — | 159 | 1,042 |
| Emmaville Central School, Emmaville | Government | Combined | — | 94 | 886 |
| Red Range Public School, Red Range | Government | Primary | — | 28 | 858 |
| Glen Innes West Infants School, Glen Innes | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 898 |
| Deepwater Public School, Deepwater | Government | Primary | — | 17 | 960 |
| Wytaliba Public School, Glen Innes | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 923 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Innes Severn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13010/glen-innes-severn/topic/education