66.4% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glenelg East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glenelg East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of adults in Glenelg East hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the state average. This reflects a highly educated community where school completion rates are also well above national figures. It is a place where academic achievement is common across the population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher than most areas, with 66.4% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glenelg East, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 34.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3% and far above the state average.
34.5% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 34.5%
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 Glenelg East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 23.3%, followed by society and culture and health, which both sit around 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 25 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Local schools tend to be larger and have a much higher advantage score than those in similar areas.
1.75
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
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).
578
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,092
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glenelg East
25 schools — 14,442 students, average ICSEA 1,092.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 6 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 7 · Secondary 2
| Our Lady of Grace School, Glengowrie | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 225 | 1,075 |
| Glenelg Primary School, Glenelg East | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 613 | 1,078 |
| St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School, Glenelg | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 509 | 1,140 |
| St Mary's Memorial School, Glenelg | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 405 | 1,113 |
| Immanuel Primary School, Novar Gardens | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 575 | 1,120 |
| St Leonards Primary School, Glenelg North | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 387 | 1,064 |
| Immanuel College, Novar Gardens | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,184 | 1,117 |
| Dara School, Morphettville | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 93 | 1,176 |
| Sacred Heart College - Marcellin Campus, Somerton Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 2,033 | 1,083 |
| Paringa Park Primary School, North Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 515 | 1,101 |
| Warradale Primary School, Warradale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 286 | 1,032 |
| Brighton Secondary School, North Brighton | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,737 | 1,071 |
| Ascot Park Primary School, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 189 | 1,025 |
| Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services, Park Holme | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 34 | 1,035 |
| SA School and Services for Vision Impaired, Park Holme | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 20 | 965 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School, Plympton | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 361 | 1,081 |
| Forbes Primary School, South Plympton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 235 | 1,002 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Christ the King School, Warradale | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 179 | 1,079 |
| Emmaus Christian College, South Plympton | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,084 | 1,137 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| McAuley Community School, Hove | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 451 | 1,099 |
| Plympton Primary School, Plympton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 272 | 1,071 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 726 | 1,077 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glenelg East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40506/glenelg-east/topic/education