40.4% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glencoe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glencoe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Glencoe hold university degrees than in most similar areas, though school completion rates are quite low. Only 40.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. This creates a contrast where higher degrees are common despite lower secondary school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 40.4% of people finishing. Roughly 31.9% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 17.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glencoe, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%, and Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 35%.
18.5% ▲ +86.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 Glencoe, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are education at 17.5% and engineering at 16.3%. Management and commerce follow at 15%, while health and agriculture make up 11.3% and 8.8% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school in the area, which is entirely government-run. This school is among the smallest at its level, with an average size of just five students and a school advantage score 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).
5
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 Glencoe
1 school — 5 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ben Lomond Public School, Ben Lomond | Government | Primary | 10.5 km | 5 | 908 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glencoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11661/glencoe/topic/education