44.7% ▲ +47.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glenfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glenfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 44.7% of adults in Glenfield finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in early schooling is reflected in the local qualifications, where university degrees are much less common than across Western Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state average, with 44.7% of residents finishing high school. This is about 14 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glenfield, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications in Glenfield are vocational, with 41.4% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 14.1% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state figure of 23.8%.
14.1% ▲ +84.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Glenfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 17.5%, followed by education and society and culture, both at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, more than about 75% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas. Government schools make up 60% of the local sector.
4.05
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
270
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glenfield
5 schools — 1,348 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1
| Leaning Tree Steiner School, Glenfield | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 111 | 982 |
| Waggrakine Primary School, Waggrakine | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 395 | 875 |
| Bluff Point Primary School, Bluff Point | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 218 | 797 |
| Meekatharra School Of The Air, Bluff Point | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 61 | 975 |
| St Lawrence's Primary School, Geraldton | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 563 | 990 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glenfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50557/glenfield/topic/education