77.4% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 77.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Osmond · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glen Osmond
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of all adults in Glen Osmond hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it an area of very high academic achievement. This strong trend is seen across all levels of learning, with far more residents completing Year 12 than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national average at 77.4%, which is 19 points higher than the figure for Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glen Osmond, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High levels of university education are common here, with 46.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the South Australian figure of 22.7%.
46.3% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 46.3%
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 Osmond, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23.5%, followed by health at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are more schools within 3 km than 90% of similar areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than most places. Local schools are among the highest for both size and advantage scores.
2.38
Lower than 66% 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).
739
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,129
Higher than 98% 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 Osmond
22 schools — 16,258 students, average ICSEA 1,129.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| Seymour College, Glen Osmond | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 715 | 1,150 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 363 | 1,143 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 981 | 1,160 |
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 2,340 | 1,153 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Mercedes College, Springfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,111 | 1,133 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 96 | 1,048 |
| St Patrick's Special School, Dulwich | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 51 | 1,115 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 686 | 1,156 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 331 | 1,126 |
| Mitcham Primary School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 629 | 1,121 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Marryatville High School, Marryatville | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,759 | 1,120 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 754 | 1,083 |
| Rose Park Primary School, Rose Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 525 | 1,162 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 39 | 1,081 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Osmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40500/glen-osmond/topic/education