43.9% ▲ +41.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glencoe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glencoe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the people in Glencoe have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the percentage of adults with a university degree is also well below the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.9% of residents completed Year 12, a result far below the 54.6% seen in South Australia. Another 21.5% of people left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glencoe, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 13.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45% of residents.
13.3% ▲ +53.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Glencoe, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 23.6% and management and commerce at 12.9%. Agriculture, education, and society and culture each account for 10.4% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the average school size is much lower than in most areas. The only school in the area is a government primary school.
8.13
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
48
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glencoe
1 school — 48 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Glencoe Central Primary School, Glencoe | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 48 | 997 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glencoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40503/glencoe/topic/education