31.3% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gilgandra · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Gilgandra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Gilgandra have finished high school and earned university degrees than in 2011. While the area still sits far below state and national figures for education, 31.3% of people have now completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though the rate rose 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gilgandra splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 36.5% of residents.
10.8% ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Gilgandra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related studies at 13.1%, followed by Health at 10.5% and Management and commerce at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gilgandra has four schools and 554 enrolments, with a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
4
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.87
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
554
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
139
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
883
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gilgandra
4 schools — 554 students, average ICSEA 883.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Gilgandra Public School, Gilgandra | Government | Primary | — | 198 | 815 |
| Gilgandra High School, Gilgandra | Government | Secondary | — | 185 | 849 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gilgandra, Gilgandra | Catholic | Primary | — | 148 | 1,006 |
| Tooraweenah Public School, Tooraweenah | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 947 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12950/gilgandra/topic/education