40.4% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glengarrie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glengarrie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Glengarrie have shifted over the last decade, but the area remains far below state averages for school completion. Only 40.4% of residents finished Year 12, though 18% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and national figures, at 40.4%. Roughly 28% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glengarrie, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 36%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure. Bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV are the most common top qualifications, both at 18.8%.
18.0% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Glengarrie splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Certificate III / IV (36%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with architecture and building being the most common at 11.6%. Engineering and education each account for 10.1% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary government school, which is smaller than those in most similar areas. This school has an average advantage score of 1,078, which is much higher 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).
136
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher 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 Glengarrie
1 school — 136 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Currumbin Valley State School, Currumbin Valley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 136 | 1,078 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glengarrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11670/glengarrie/topic/education