43.6% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glamorgan Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glamorgan Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Glamorgan Vale finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 43.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap carries through to higher education, where the area has much lower rates of university degrees than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is at 43.6%, which is far below both Queensland and Australia. About 26.1% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 12.5% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glamorgan Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 13.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.6% of residents.
13.8% ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Glamorgan Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are Engineering and related subjects at 20.5%, followed by Health at 13.2% and Society and Culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools for its population, with 16.39 schools per 1,000 children. All three local schools are government-run, consisting of two primary schools and one secondary school.
16.39
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
311
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
922
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glamorgan Vale
3 schools — 932 students, average ICSEA 922.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Glamorgan Vale State School, Glamorgan Vale | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 92 | 1,005 |
| Lowood State High School, Lowood | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 643 | 915 |
| Lowood State School, Lowood | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 197 | 906 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glamorgan Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31134/glamorgan-vale/topic/education