43.1% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gladysdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gladysdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Gladysdale finished high school than the state average, with only 43.1% completing Year 12. While this gap is wide, the area sees a higher proportion of adults with university degrees than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. Around 19.7% of residents left school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gladysdale, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36%.
17.2% ▲ +80.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Gladysdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 16.2%, followed by education at 12.2% and society and culture at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15.38 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. Of the five schools within 3 km, 60% are government primary schools.
15.38
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
226
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gladysdale
5 schools — 1,128 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Gladysdale Primary School, Gladysdale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 23 | 971 |
| Hoddles Creek Primary School, Hoddles Creek | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 4 | — |
| Little Yarra Steiner School, Yarra Junction | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 278 | 1,067 |
| Upper Yarra Secondary College, Yarra Junction | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 736 | 975 |
| St Joseph's School, Yarra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 87 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gladysdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21005/gladysdale/topic/education