38.8% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Oak · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glen Oak
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Glen Oak, held by 44.8% of adults. This is a place where fewer people have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. The typical educational profile is far below the national figures for both school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is lower than most similar areas, with another 38.8% of people leaving school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Glen Oak splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (42%), with Year 11 at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.9% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas, but remains far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.9% ▲ +65.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Oak, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 21.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 18.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. Both are government schools with an average size of 157 students, which is lower than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
157
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% 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 Oak
2 schools — 314 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Clarence Town Public School, Clarence Town | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 158 | 980 |
| Seaham Public School, Seaham | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 156 | 990 |
Sources
More for Glen Oak
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Oak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11656/glen-oak/topic/education