71.8% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glenside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glenside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning set Glenside apart from most similar areas. Almost 45% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This strong educational profile is seen across both formal degrees and high school completion rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 71.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia and 17 points higher than the South Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glenside, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common in Glenside, where 44.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the state figure of 22.7%, with postgraduate degrees held by 18.8% of the population.
44.5% ▲ +47.0%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 44.5%
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 Glenside, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 22.9%, followed by health at 15.1% and society and culture at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Glenside has some of the largest and most advantaged schools among similar areas. There are 36 schools within 3km, with government schools making up 41.7% of the sector.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
712
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,131
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 Glenside
36 schools — 25,625 students, average ICSEA 1,131.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 13 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 12 · Secondary 8
| St Patrick's Special School, Dulwich | Catholic | Combined | 0.6 km | 51 | 1,115 |
| Glenunga International High School, Glenunga | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 2,340 | 1,153 |
| St Raphael's School, Parkside | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 96 | 1,048 |
| Linden Park Primary School, Linden Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 981 | 1,160 |
| Parkside Primary School, Parkside | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 331 | 1,126 |
| Rose Park Primary School, Rose Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 525 | 1,162 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School, Myrtle Bank | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 363 | 1,143 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton, Fullarton | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 175 | 1,133 |
| Marryatville High School, Marryatville | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,759 | 1,120 |
| Seymour College, Glen Osmond | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 715 | 1,150 |
| Loreto College, Marryatville | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 717 | 1,098 |
| St Joseph's Memorial School, Norwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 192 | 1,108 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 361 | 1,148 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 291 | 1,077 |
| Concordia College, Highgate | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,312 | 1,140 |
| Saint Spyridon College, Unley | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 39 | 1,081 |
| Highgate School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 616 | 1,150 |
| Marryatville Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 506 | 1,127 |
| Unley Primary School, Unley | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 470 | 1,154 |
| Prince Alfred College, Kent Town | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,127 | 1,143 |
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 686 | 1,156 |
| Christian Brothers College - Senior Campus, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 990 | 1,074 |
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Gilles Street Primary School, Adelaide | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 275 | 1,107 |
| Pembroke School - Middle School Campus, Kensington Park | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,672 | 1,171 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls, Hyde Park | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 400 | 1,162 |
| Pulteney Grammar School, Adelaide | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 839 | 1,170 |
| St Peter's College, St Peters | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,585 | 1,164 |
| Muirden Senior College, Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 91 | 1,079 |
| St Aloysius College, Adelaide | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Annesley College, Wayville | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 292 | 1,164 |
| Unley High School, Netherby | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Specialised Assistance School For Youth (SASY), Adelaide | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 205 | 1,026 |
| St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Stonyfell | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 873 | 1,180 |
| St Joseph's School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 256 | 1,135 |
| Mitcham Girls High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 754 | 1,083 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glenside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40511/glenside/topic/education