36.6% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glossop · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glossop
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Glossop than in most other areas, with only 36.6% completing Year 12. This pattern extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of residents who finished Year 12 is far below the South Australian average of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%. About 20% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 18.1% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glossop, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, trade qualifications are common, with 44.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.4% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Glossop, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 19.3%, followed by health at 11.9% and society and culture at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15.63 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, and eight schools are located within 3 km. However, the average school size is lower than most areas and the average school advantage score is much lower.
15.63
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
186
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glossop
8 schools — 1,490 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Rivergum Christian College, Glossop | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 141 | 1,006 |
| Glossop Community School, Glossop | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 41 | 845 |
| Berri Primary School, Berri | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 250 | 923 |
| Our Lady of the River School, Berri | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 97 | 950 |
| Monash Primary and Preschool, Monash | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 101 | 961 |
| Berri Regional Secondary College, Berri | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 662 | 935 |
| Riverland Special School, Berri | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 66 | 920 |
| Barmera Primary School, Barmera | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 132 | 925 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glossop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40514/glossop/topic/education