53.7% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Esk · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glen Esk
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Glen Esk, held by 43.3% of adults. This area has a low rate of higher education compared to the rest of the country, with only 6.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 53.7%, have completed Year 12. This is a higher rate than most similar areas, though it remains well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glen Esk, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 6.7%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3% and much lower than most similar areas.
6.7% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Esk, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 36%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 16.7%, followed by management and commerce and society and culture, both at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km of the area, though its average size of 140 students is lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
140
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% 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 Esk
1 school — 140 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Esk State School, Esk | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 140 | 970 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Esk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31146/glen-esk/topic/education