40.4% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glengarry · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glengarry
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over 40% of people in Glengarry have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a community where many residents leave school earlier or hold practical trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 21% each finished Year 10 or 11, while 11.3% left school in Year 9 or before.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glengarry, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.7% of residents.
12.8% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Glengarry, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 25.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six schools within 3km, more than about 77% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, and the typical school size is larger than in most other similar areas.
4.42
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
427
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower 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 Glengarry
6 schools — 2,559 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Glengarry Primary School, Glengarry | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 145 | 990 |
| Toongabbie Primary School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 55 | 964 |
| Grey Street Primary School (Traralgon), Traralgon | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 535 | 1,004 |
| Traralgon (Stockdale Road) Primary School, Traralgon | Government | Primary | 12.4 km | 445 | 974 |
| Traralgon College, Traralgon | Government | Secondary | 12.8 km | 880 | 937 |
| St Gabriel's School, Traralgon | Catholic | Primary | 13.2 km | 499 | 1,038 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glengarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21025/glengarry/topic/education