37.4% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Allyn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glen Allyn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Glen Allyn have seen a shift in patterns, where a higher proportion of adults now hold university degrees than in many similar areas. While 18.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, only 37.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.4% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →Glen Allyn splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (41%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.9% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Allyn, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by agriculture and environment at 16.7% and health at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. Both are government schools, split evenly between primary and secondary options.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
284
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 50% 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 Allyn
2 schools — 568 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Butchers Creek State School, Butchers Creek | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 30 | 937 |
| Malanda State High School, Malanda | Government | Secondary | 7.6 km | 538 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Allyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31140/glen-allyn/topic/education