75.9% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 75.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glendalough · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glendalough
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 44% of adults in Glendalough hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as a highly educated area. This strong academic trend is reflected across all levels, with school completion rates and university degrees far exceeding both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 75.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure and the Western Australian rate of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glendalough, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualifications are among the highest for similar areas, as 43.5% of adults have at least a bachelor degree. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3% and the state figure of 23.8%.
43.5% ▲ +57.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 43.5%
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 Glendalough, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.5%, followed by society and culture at 13.9% and engineering at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Glendalough has a high number of nearby schools, with 28 located within 3km. The local schools are typically much larger than most areas, with an average size of 654 students.
2.79
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 88% 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).
654
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,121
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glendalough
28 schools — 18,320 students, average ICSEA 1,121.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | 0.4 km | 123 | 1,168 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 335 | 1,078 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 189 | 1,117 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 265 | 1,097 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 936 | 1,140 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 28 | 1,049 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 179 | 1,084 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 427 | 1,067 |
| Servite College, Tuart Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,032 | 1,058 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 262 | 1,057 |
| Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 739 | 991 |
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 551 | 1,146 |
| Churchlands Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 481 | 1,169 |
| St Denis School, Joondanna | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 200 | 1,123 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 336 | 1,063 |
| Tuart Hill Primary School, Tuart Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 648 | 1,066 |
| Churchlands Senior High School, Churchlands | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 2,221 | 1,115 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Bob Hawke College, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,972 | 1,129 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 364 | 1,132 |
| Woodlands Primary School, Woodlands | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 359 | 1,122 |
| Newman College, Churchlands | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,824 | 1,121 |
| Perth Modern School, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,472 | 1,230 |
| Holy Rosary School, Doubleview | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 392 | 1,128 |
| Floreat Park Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 571 | 1,173 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 421 | 1,164 |
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 706 | 1,169 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glendalough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50556/glendalough/topic/education