53.3% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glenvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glenvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 10 percentage points separates the proportion of university-qualified adults in Glenvale from the national figure. While more people here finished Year 12 than in similar areas, Glenvale still sits well below both Queensland and Australian averages for school and degree completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (53.3%) completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Queensland and national figures. About 23.6% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glenvale, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are trade-based, with 38.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 15.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average.
15.9% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Glenvale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Management and Commerce at 17.1%, followed closely by Engineering at 15.9% and Health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Glenvale has 22 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas, though there are fewer schools per child than usual. Most of these are government primary schools, and they tend to be larger than those in other similar areas.
1.84
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
462
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
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 Glenvale
22 schools — 10,174 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 4 · Secondary 4
| Glenvale Christian School, Glenvale | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 127 | 1,037 |
| Glenvale State School, Glenvale | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 658 | 971 |
| Darling Downs Adventist College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 362 | 1,038 |
| Clifford Park Special School, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 183 | 937 |
| Concordia Lutheran College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 664 | 1,066 |
| Wellcamp State School, Wellcamp | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 47 | 939 |
| Fairview Heights State School, Wilsonton | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 342 | 931 |
| Wilsonton State School, Wilsonton | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 438 | 893 |
| Harristown State High School, Harristown | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,641 | 929 |
| Drayton State School, Drayton | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 165 | 929 |
| Harristown State School, Harristown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 446 | 859 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 454 | 1,029 |
| St Anthony's School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 234 | 998 |
| Newtown State School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 337 | 900 |
| The Glennie School, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 700 | 1,073 |
| Wilsonton State High School, Wilsonton Heights | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 904 | 920 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 246 | 998 |
| St Ursula's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 5.3 km | 401 | 1,043 |
| Darling Heights State School, Darling Heights | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 607 | 944 |
| St Mary's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 5.4 km | 930 | 1,017 |
| Toowoomba West Special School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 140 | 953 |
| Holy Name Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 148 | 987 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glenvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31174/glenvale/topic/education