69.1% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glenbrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glenbrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement shape daily life in Glenbrook, where nearly 40% of adults hold a university degree. This educational reach is far above the national figure, creating a community where a huge majority of residents finished their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 69.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is 10 percentage points above the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glenbrook, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common in Glenbrook, where 39.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the state average by 12 points.
39.5% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 39.5%
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 Glenbrook, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by education at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a school advantage score of 1,043, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 13 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most similar places.
2.12
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
377
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glenbrook
13 schools — 4,899 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2
| Glenbrook Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 338 | 1,120 |
| Lapstone Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 158 | 1,113 |
| St Finbar's Primary School, Glenbrook | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 166 | 1,110 |
| Blaxland High School, Blaxland | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 998 | 1,065 |
| Blaxland East Public School, Blaxland East | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 379 | 1,068 |
| Leonay Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 191 | 1,049 |
| Our Lady of The Way Primary School, Emu Plains | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 328 | 1,047 |
| Emu Plains Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 406 | 993 |
| Blaxland Public School, Blaxland | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 137 | 1,068 |
| Emu Heights Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 237 | 1,006 |
| Mount Riverview Public School, Mount Riverview | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 231 | 1,050 |
| Regentville Public School, Regentville | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 523 | 1,003 |
| Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Emu Plains | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 807 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glenbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11660/glenbrook/topic/education