72.7% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenleigh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenleigh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees have become a hallmark of Greenleigh over the last decade. Nearly 38% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest of similar areas, with 72.7% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenleigh, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well-qualified, with 37.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%, with nearly 20% of people holding a postgraduate degree.
37.8% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 37.8%
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 Greenleigh, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, held by 22.1% of qualified residents. Management and commerce follow at 19.7%, while 12.3% have qualifications in engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are nine schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average school size of 385 students.
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).
385
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greenleigh
9 schools — 3,466 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 361 | 997 |
| St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 730 | 1,056 |
| Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 419 | 939 |
| Tirriwirri School, Karabar | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 34 | 944 |
| Karabar High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 723 | 982 |
| Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 280 | 1,031 |
| Finigan School of Distance Education, Queanbeyan | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 84 | 1,067 |
| Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 448 | 967 |
| Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 387 | 988 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11773/greenleigh/topic/education