60.3% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Alpine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glen Alpine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher qualification and schooling rates than most similar areas mark Glen Alpine as a well-educated suburb. Around 60% of residents have finished Year 12, and nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people here have completed Year 12 than in most similar areas. At 60.3%, this is a little above both the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glen Alpine, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas but remains well below the state average.
24.0% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 Alpine splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.2%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 17.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 21 schools within 3km, which is more than about 90% of similar areas. The typical school size here is much higher than in most other areas of this type.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
526
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% 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 Alpine
21 schools — 11,053 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Broughton Anglican College, Menangle Park | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,381 | 1,086 |
| Thomas Acres Public School, Ambarvale | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 495 | 942 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Rosemeadow | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 202 | 1,045 |
| John Therry Catholic College, Rosemeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,057 | 1,002 |
| Mary Brooksbank School, Rosemeadow | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 123 | 1,000 |
| Ambarvale Public School, Ambarvale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 433 | 944 |
| Rosemeadow Public School, Rosemeadow | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 724 | 945 |
| Thomas Reddall High School, Ambarvale | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 488 | 908 |
| Ambarvale High School, Rosemeadow | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 807 | 925 |
| Mount Annan Public School, Mount Annan | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 653 | 1,005 |
| Mount Annan High School, Mount Annan | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 876 | 980 |
| Bradbury Public School, Bradbury | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 704 | 987 |
| St Helens Park Public School, St Helens Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 363 | 968 |
| Sherwood Hills Christian School, Bradbury | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 145 | 1,040 |
| Woodland Road Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 275 | 959 |
| Campbelltown Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 284 | 946 |
| St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School, Campbelltown | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 554 | 1,049 |
| St Peter's Anglican Grammar, Campbelltown | Independent | Primary | 4.8 km | 428 | 1,118 |
| St Peter's Heart, Campbelltown | Independent | Primary | 4.8 km | 22 | 1,071 |
| St Patrick's College Campbelltown, Campbelltown | Independent | Secondary | 4.9 km | 698 | 1,049 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Campbelltown | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 341 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11649/glen-alpine/topic/education