Gladfield · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Gladfield

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Less than half of the people in Gladfield have finished Year 12, which is a much lower rate than across Victoria and Australia. This means most adults here left school with a qualification from Year 11 or earlier.

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📍 Gladfield, Suburb / Locality

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 45% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Many others stopped after Year 11 (30%) or Year 10 (20%).

45.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.0%
  • 2021: 45.0%

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Gladfield, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 11 (32%) and Year 10 (21%).

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 62%, ahead of Advanced diploma / diploma (46%).

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In Gladfield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 43%.

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 46%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (23%).

Field of qualification

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In Gladfield, the largest group is Society & culture at 50%, followed by Agriculture & environment (25%) and Management & commerce (25%).

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation more common here than in about 59% of similar places.

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gladfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21003/gladfield/topic/education