72.6% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 72.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glenalta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glenalta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement shape daily life in Glenalta, where 42.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and marks the area as one of the most qualified in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 72.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian average of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glenalta, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area stands out for its high proportion of university graduates, with 37% of adults holding a bachelor degree. This contributes to a qualification rate that is far above both the state and national figures.
42.3% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 42.3%
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 Glenalta, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several professional fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 16.2%, followed closely by society and culture at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Glenalta has access to 10 schools within 3km, which is more than 82% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 562 students.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
562
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,111
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glenalta
10 schools — 5,619 students, average ICSEA 1,111.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Belair Primary School, Belair | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 490 | 1,117 |
| Hawthorndene Primary School, Hawthorndene | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 290 | 1,108 |
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus, Belair | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,009 | 1,141 |
| Coromandel Valley Primary School, Coromandel Valley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 483 | 1,097 |
| Blackwood High School, Eden Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,211 | 1,059 |
| Blackwood Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 363 | 1,095 |
| Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood), Blackwood | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 88 | 1,119 |
| Clapham Primary School, Clapham | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 243 | 1,098 |
| Eden Hills Primary School, Eden Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 229 | 1,116 |
| Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus, Torrens Park | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,213 | 1,146 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glenalta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40501/glenalta/topic/education