61.2% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glenroy - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Glenroy - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher than usual proportion of adults in Glenroy - East hold university degrees, reflecting a well-qualified local population. About 27.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people here have finished high school, with 61.2% completing Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glenroy - East, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 28.5% of people holding a bachelor degree as their highest qualification. Other common certificates include Certificate III or IV at 18.6% and diplomas at 15.5%.
27.7% —
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Glenroy - East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by engineering at 12.8% and society and culture at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools in the area, with 1,849 enrolments across government, Catholic, and independent sectors. While there are more schools here than in about 80% of similar areas, the average school size is lower than most.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.23
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,849
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
308
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glenroy - East
48 schools — 28,017 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 13 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 30 · Combined 10 · Secondary 8
| Belle Vue Park Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 159 | 949 |
| St Thomas More's School, Hadfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 366 | 1,074 |
| Glenroy College, Glenroy | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 454 | 931 |
| Glenroy Central Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 263 | 986 |
| Glenroy Private, Glenroy | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 632 | 992 |
| Corpus Christi School, Glenroy | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 174 | 1,055 |
| Westbreen Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 422 | 1,051 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 719 | 987 |
| Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 167 | 987 |
| Meadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 263 | 922 |
| Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 355 | 1,038 |
| St Francis de Sales School, Oak Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 237 | 1,085 |
| Sirius College, Broadmeadows | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 3,284 | 1,088 |
| Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,373 | 1,000 |
| Oak Park Primary School, Oak Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 388 | 1,095 |
| St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 226 | 958 |
| Glenroy West Primary School, Glenroy | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 333 | 1,031 |
| St Mark's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 170 | 1,076 |
| Moomba Park Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 205 | 1,018 |
| Jacana School for Autism, Jacana | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 228 | 1,005 |
| Broadmeadows Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 252 | 948 |
| St Matthew's School, Fawkner | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 204 | 1,009 |
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria, Fawkner | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,766 | 1,005 |
| St Oliver Plunkett's School, Pascoe Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 379 | 1,100 |
| Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 456 | 1,066 |
| John Fawkner Secondary College, Fawkner | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 234 | 958 |
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 632 | 1,116 |
| Broadmeadows Special Developmental School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 361 | 970 |
| Hume Central Secondary College, Broadmeadows | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,093 | 900 |
| Broadmeadows Valley Primary School, Broadmeadows | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 210 | 912 |
| My College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 325 | 1,005 |
| Fawkner Primary School, Fawkner | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 238 | 1,020 |
| Hume Valley School, Broadmeadows | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 380 | 934 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 509 | 1,128 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| Mercy College, Coburg | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 403 | 1,029 |
| Gladstone Views Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 312 | 997 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 304 | 1,104 |
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 410 | 893 |
| Ilim College, Dallas | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,868 | 1,024 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 927 | 982 |
| Campbellfield Heights Primary School, Campbellfield | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 148 | 943 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 431 | 1,124 |
| School of the Good Shepherd, Gladstone Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 374 | 1,046 |
| Gladstone Park Secondary College, Gladstone Park | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,309 | 994 |
| Gladstone Park Primary School, Gladstone Park | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 408 | 1,011 |
| Westmeadows Primary School, Westmeadows | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 463 | 992 |
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 245 | 1,049 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glenroy - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031535/glenroy-east/topic/education