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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).
Glenfern · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glenfern
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Glenfern have remained steady since 2011, with schooling now provided entirely by the government sector. The area is served by two schools, though these institutions have a lower advantage score than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 10 at 73%, ahead of Year 12 (36%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glenfern, Year 10 is the majority at 67%; Year 12 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Postgraduate degree at 0%, ahead of Graduate diploma / certificate (0%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 40%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two schools are located within 3km of Glenfern, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. All local schools are government-run, with a mix of primary and secondary options, though the typical school advantage score of 973 is lower than most areas.
357
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glenfern
2 schools — 714 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Kilcoy State High School, Kilcoy | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 432 | 969 |
| Kilcoy State School, Kilcoy | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 282 | 979 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glenfern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31160/glenfern/topic/education