# Education & Qualifications — Gilgandra

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Area: Gilgandra (Council (LGA))

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.

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.

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.

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.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 31.3% | +15.4% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 10.8% | +43.7% since 2011 |
| Schools | 4 | — |
| Schools per 1,000 children | 4.87 | — |
| School enrolments | 554 | — |
| Average school size | 139 | — |
| Average school ICSEA | 883 | — |

**Highest year of school** — Year 12 31.3%, Year 10 31.1%, Year 9 or below 17.8%, Year 11 5.9%

**Highest qualification level** — Certificate III / IV 36.5%, Bachelor degree 16.4%, Advanced diploma / diploma 10.7%, Certificate I / II 2.3%, Postgraduate degree 2.1%, Graduate diploma / certificate 1.4%

**Field of qualification** — Engineering & related 13.1%, Health 10.5%, Management & commerce 10.3%, Education 9.7%, Society & culture 9.5%, Agriculture & environment 8.2%, Architecture & building 4.0%, Food, hospitality & personal services 3.7%, Creative arts 1.9%, Natural & physical sciences 0.6%, Information technology 0.4%

## Schools serving Gilgandra

4 schools, 554 students, average ICSEA 883.

By sector: Government 3, Catholic 1

By type: Primary 3, Secondary 1

| School | Sector | Type | Distance | Students |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gilgandra Public School | Government | Primary | — | 198 |
| Gilgandra High School | Government | Secondary | — | 185 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gilgandra | Catholic | Primary | — | 148 |
| Tooraweenah Public School | Government | Primary | — | 23 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12950/gilgandra/topic/education