46.0% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glenroy · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glenroy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Twenty-one schools within 3 km make Glenroy one of the most school-rich areas for its size. While the community has more university degrees than most similar areas, the proportion of residents who finished Year 12 is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About 27% of people here stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glenroy, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 34.6% of people.
18.3% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 Glenroy, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.1%, followed by engineering at 13.6% and health at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Government schools make up 61.9% of the local sector, with primary schools being the most common type. The average school size is 403 students, which is around the middle for its level.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
403
Higher than 60% 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 Glenroy
21 schools — 8,471 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 5 · Combined 5
| Glenroy Public School, North Albury | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 220 | 897 |
| Albury High School, Albury | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 910 | 1,016 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Albury, Lavington | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 31 | 973 |
| Albury West Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 165 | 918 |
| Kandeer School, North Albury | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 18 | 811 |
| James Fallon High School, North Albury | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 671 | 905 |
| Wewak Street School, North Albury | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 67 | 930 |
| Lavington Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 409 | 944 |
| Albury North Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 285 | 893 |
| The Scots School Albury, Albury | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 714 | 1,132 |
| Xavier Catholic College, North Albury | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 932 | 1,034 |
| St Anne's Primary School, North Albury | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 350 | 1,060 |
| Albury Public School, Albury | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 637 | 1,049 |
| St Patrick's Parish School, Albury | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 501 | 1,069 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Lavington | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 335 | 1,041 |
| Aspect Riverina School, Albury | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 90 | 1,011 |
| Indie School Albury, Albury | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 872 | 888 |
| Hume Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 175 | 836 |
| Murray High School, Lavington | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 575 | 934 |
| Lavington East Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 291 | 924 |
| Springdale Heights Public School, Lavington | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 223 | 926 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glenroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11682/glenroy/topic/education