50.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Forbes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glen Forbes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Glen Forbes have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas. While half the population completed high school, this is well below the national figure. The area is sparsely populated, and education levels here are generally lower than across Victoria and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the 61.8% seen in Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glen Forbes, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.5% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it remains far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
15.5% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Glen Forbes splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (30%), with Certificate III / IV at 30%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualified residents have a diverse range of backgrounds, with the highest proportions in management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by engineering and education at 15.9% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. This school is smaller than most, with an average size of 198 students.
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).
198
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% 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 Forbes
1 school — 198 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bass Valley Primary School, Corinella | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 198 | 974 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21008/glen-forbes/topic/education