60.5% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glenorie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glenorie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A surprising gap exists in Glenorie, where school completion is much higher than most areas but university degrees are less common than the state figure. While 60.5% of residents finished Year 12, the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the New South Wales average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 60.5%, which is a little above both the state and national figures. Most other residents peaked at Year 10, accounting for 23.5% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glenorie, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24.4% of the community, a figure that is well below New South Wales. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 30.1% of residents.
24.4% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Glenorie splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%. Architecture and building qualifications also stand out at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,075, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 9 schools within 3km, the average school size of 220 is lower than most areas.
2.69
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
220
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glenorie
9 schools — 1,977 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Hillside Public School, Glenorie | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 25 | 1,041 |
| Glenorie Public School, Glenorie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 283 | 1,055 |
| Maraylya Public School, Maraylya | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 106 | 1,018 |
| Northholm Grammar School, Arcadia | Independent | Combined | 7.3 km | 698 | 1,137 |
| Cattai Public School, Cattai | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 57 | 990 |
| Arcadia Public School, Arcadia | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 60 | 1,065 |
| Middle Dural Public School, Middle Dural | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 31 | 1,007 |
| Galston Public School, Galston | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 147 | 1,042 |
| Galston High School, Galston | Government | Secondary | 11.3 km | 570 | 1,044 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glenorie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11677/glenorie/topic/education