37.7% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crowley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crowley Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 3.5% of adults in Crowley Vale hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a local workforce with very few university qualifications. This is far below the national figure and highlights a community where trade and vocational certificates are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the state and national figures, with only 37.7% of residents finishing Year 12. About 28.6% of people left school after Year 10, while 26% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Crowley Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (27%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Vocational training is the norm here, as Certificate III and IV qualifications are held by 45.2% of residents. This helps explain why university degrees are so rare, sitting 23 points below the Australian average.
3.5% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Crowley Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Certificate I / II (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several practical fields, with architecture, building, and health both representing 12.9% of the local study areas.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with a mix of government, Catholic, and independent options across primary and secondary levels.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
424
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Crowley Vale
4 schools — 1,696 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Lake Clarendon State School, Lake Clarendon | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 153 | 961 |
| Glenore Grove State School, Glenore Grove | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 245 | 949 |
| Faith Lutheran College - Plainland, Plainland | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 848 | 1,014 |
| Sophia College, Plainland | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 450 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crowley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30757/crowley-vale/topic/education