43.1% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gilmore · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Gilmore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Gilmore finished Year 12, reflecting a trend toward lower educational attainment than in most other areas. While university degrees are less common here than the national average, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has grown since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.1% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This rate has fallen by 2.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gilmore, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.0% of the population, well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.1% of residents.
18.0% —
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Gilmore, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Management and Commerce at 15.7%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most places, with 54 schools within 3 km. However, the average school advantage score is 984, which is much lower than most other areas.
2.10
Higher than 62% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
Lower than 54% of federal electorate 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).
20,900
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
387
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 79% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gilmore
54 schools — 20,900 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 42 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 11 · Combined 6
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Milton | Catholic | Primary | 8.6 km | 125 | 1,044 |
| Milton Public School, Milton | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 823 | 1,024 |
| Budawang School, Milton | Government | Combined | 9.4 km | 44 | 909 |
| Ulladulla Public School, Ulladulla | Government | Primary | 12.1 km | 689 | 978 |
| Ulladulla High School, Ulladulla | Government | Secondary | 12.3 km | 1,159 | 993 |
| Sussex Inlet Public School, Sussex Inlet | Government | Primary | 28.9 km | 255 | 956 |
| St Georges Basin Public School, Basin View | Government | Primary | 33.8 km | 365 | 959 |
| Sanctuary Point Public School, Sanctuary Point | Government | Primary | 36.6 km | 408 | 909 |
| Tomerong Public School, Tomerong | Government | Primary | 38.3 km | 116 | 973 |
| Vincentia High School, Vincentia | Government | Secondary | 40.9 km | 927 | 933 |
| Vincentia Public School, Vincentia | Government | Primary | 41.7 km | 251 | 1,012 |
| Batemans Bay Public School, Surfside | Government | Primary | 43.0 km | 494 | 896 |
| Huskisson Public School, Huskisson | Government | Primary | 44.5 km | 163 | 1,004 |
| Batemans Bay High School, Batehaven | Government | Secondary | 45.9 km | 534 | 902 |
| St Bernard's Primary School, Batemans Bay, Batehaven | Catholic | Primary | 46.8 km | 394 | 993 |
| Sunshine Bay Public School, Batehaven | Government | Primary | 46.8 km | 203 | 903 |
| Falls Creek Public School, Falls Creek | Government | Primary | 46.9 km | 59 | 921 |
| Nowra Hill Public School, Nowra | Government | Primary | 48.8 km | 131 | 986 |
| William Campbell College, Nowra Hill | Independent | Combined | 48.9 km | 28 | 881 |
| Callala Public School, Callala Bay | Government | Primary | 50.7 km | 151 | 971 |
| Mogo Public School, Mogo | Government | Primary | 53.5 km | 27 | 818 |
| Nowra Christian School, Nowra | Independent | Combined | 53.9 km | 572 | 1,033 |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic High School, Nowra | Catholic | Secondary | 54.2 km | 935 | 1,028 |
| Shoalhaven High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | 54.4 km | 610 | 862 |
| Nowra East Public School, Nowra East | Government | Primary | 55.7 km | 420 | 784 |
| Nowra Public School, Nowra | Government | Primary | 55.8 km | 517 | 904 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Nowra | Catholic | Primary | 56.3 km | 537 | 994 |
| Nowra High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | 57.0 km | 777 | 944 |
| North Nowra Public School, North Nowra | Government | Primary | 57.3 km | 223 | 908 |
| Havenlee School, North Nowra | Government | Combined | 57.4 km | 67 | 849 |
| Illaroo Road Public School, North Nowra | Government | Primary | 57.4 km | 451 | 992 |
| Shoalhaven River College, Bomaderry | Independent | Secondary | 57.8 km | 48 | 931 |
| Nowra Anglican College, Bomaderry | Independent | Combined | 58.0 km | 1,152 | 1,094 |
| Terara Public School, Terara | Government | Primary | 58.2 km | 96 | 1,009 |
| Culburra Public School, Culburra Beach | Government | Primary | 58.8 km | 219 | 952 |
| St Peter's Anglican College - Broulee, Broulee | Independent | Combined | 58.8 km | 925 | 1,036 |
| Broulee Public School, Broulee | Government | Primary | 58.9 km | 246 | 996 |
| Greenwell Point Public School, Greenwell Point | Government | Primary | 59.2 km | 106 | 943 |
| Bomaderry Public School, Bomaderry | Government | Primary | 59.3 km | 406 | 908 |
| Bomaderry High School, Bomaderry | Government | Secondary | 59.4 km | 707 | 955 |
| Carroll College, Broulee | Catholic | Secondary | 59.7 km | 493 | 987 |
| Cambewarra Public School, Cambewarra | Government | Primary | 60.2 km | 216 | 1,029 |
| Shoalhaven Heads Public School, Shoalhaven Heads | Government | Primary | 64.6 km | 180 | 1,021 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Moruya | Catholic | Primary | 68.3 km | 174 | 1,020 |
| Kangaroo Valley Public School, Kangaroo Valley | Government | Primary | 68.6 km | 83 | 1,073 |
| Moruya Public School, Moruya | Government | Primary | 68.7 km | 326 | 943 |
| Moruya High School, Moruya | Government | Secondary | 69.4 km | 356 | 922 |
| Berry Public School, Berry | Government | Primary | 69.5 km | 268 | 1,067 |
| Gerringong Public School, Gerringong | Government | Primary | 78.4 km | 378 | 1,091 |
| Kiama High School, Kiama | Government | Secondary | 86.1 km | 761 | 1,036 |
| Jamberoo Public School, Jamberoo | Government | Primary | 86.2 km | 131 | 1,045 |
| Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Kiama | Catholic | Primary | 86.8 km | 363 | 1,104 |
| Kiama Public School, Kiama | Government | Primary | 87.3 km | 347 | 1,064 |
| Minnamurra Public School, Minnamurra | Government | Primary | 91.6 km | 464 | 1,068 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED116/gilmore/topic/education