47.4% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Alvie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glen Alvie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Glen Alvie, though overall school completion remains low. While nearly one in five adults holds a university degree, only 47.4% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have completed Year 12, a result far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. For those who left school earlier, 19.3% finished Year 10 and 13.3% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glen Alvie, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common here than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Australian average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 30%.
19.4% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Glen Alvie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 16.7% and Society and Culture at 15.6%. Health and Management and Commerce also make up a significant share of degrees held.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The single government primary school within 3km is much smaller than most, with an average size of 32 students. This school has an advantage score of 1,009, which is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
32
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glen Alvie
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kongwak Primary School, Kongwak | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 32 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Alvie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21006/glen-alvie/topic/education