47.7% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glen Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 31% of adults in Glen Park hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While many residents have not finished high school, a significant number have gone on to achieve high-level degrees. This creates a distinct split in the local educational profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though still far below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glen Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 9 or below (21%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 23.6% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this remains a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
23.6% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are health at 19% and engineering and related subjects at 17.2%, followed by society and culture at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Glen Park has three government primary schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 56 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
56
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 59% 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 Park
3 schools — 168 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Glen Park Primary School, Glen Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 10 | 1,110 |
| Invermay Primary School, Invermay | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 74 | 945 |
| Little Bendigo Primary School, Nerrina | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 84 | 986 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21011/glen-park/topic/education