57.4% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Alice · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glen Alice
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Glen Alice have remained steady, with 57.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits slightly below the state and national figures. A fair few residents hold higher qualifications, but the area generally has fewer university degrees than the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents finished Year 12, which is a much higher rate than in most similar areas. This figure is just a little below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glen Alice, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
20.0% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Glen Alice splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (28%), with Bachelor degree at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications here are in engineering and related fields at 18.8%, followed by society and culture at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. This school is among the smallest of its kind, with an average size of just 6 students and a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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).
6
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
908
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glen Alice
1 school — 6 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Glen Alice Public School, Glen Alice | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 6 | 908 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Alice [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11647/glen-alice/topic/education