32.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glengarry West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glengarry West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 32.5% of people in Glengarry West finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This reflects a broader trend in the area where formal qualifications are much lower than in most other parts of the state. Most residents have a Certificate III or IV rather than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the national average, with just 32.5% of residents finishing high school. About 22.2% of the population reached Year 11 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glengarry West, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common, held by 40% of residents.
11.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Glengarry West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with degrees, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 28.6%, followed by Health at 17.1% and Society and Culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than 79% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size is larger than in most areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
433
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% 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 West
7 schools — 3,031 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Tyers Primary School, Tyers | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 71 | 968 |
| Glengarry Primary School, Glengarry | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 145 | 990 |
| St Gabriel's School, Traralgon | Catholic | Primary | 7.3 km | 499 | 1,038 |
| Traralgon (Stockdale Road) Primary School, Traralgon | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 445 | 974 |
| Traralgon College, Traralgon | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 880 | 937 |
| Grey Street Primary School (Traralgon), Traralgon | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 535 | 1,004 |
| St Michael's School, Traralgon | Catholic | Primary | 8.4 km | 456 | 1,058 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glengarry West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21027/glengarry-west/topic/education