39.6% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gledhow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gledhow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 40% of Gledhow residents finished Year 12, making it an area where many people left school early. This trend is reflected in the qualifications held by adults, with only 11% holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. About 32% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gledhow, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualified adults with a bachelor's degree are far fewer here than in the rest of the state. Instead, the most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47.3% of residents.
11.0% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Gledhow, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Gledhow most commonly studied Engineering and related fields (18.2%) or Management and commerce (15.3%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. These include a mix of government and independent schools, with an average school size of 368 students.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
368
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gledhow
7 schools — 2,576 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Mount Lockyer Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 599 | 926 |
| Parklands School, Albany | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 112 | 1,063 |
| North Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 881 | 959 |
| Albany Secondary Education Support Centre, Albany | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 60 | 944 |
| John Calvin School (Albany), Albany | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 169 | 1,000 |
| Yakamia Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 437 | 968 |
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 318 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gledhow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50551/gledhow/topic/education