38.5% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goomalling · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Goomalling
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.5% of people in Goomalling have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low level of formal schooling is mirrored in the local workforce, where very few adults hold university degrees. While school completion has risen slightly since 2011, the area remains much less qualified than most other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the state and national figures, though they rose 3.2 percentage points since 2011. Most people who finished school stopped at Year 12 or Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goomalling, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 8.8% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.2% of residents.
8.8% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Goomalling, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.3%, followed closely by engineering at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Goomalling has two primary schools, split evenly between government and Catholic sectors. While there are 11.76 schools per 1,000 children, these are among the smallest schools in the region with an average of 45 students each.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
11.76
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
89
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
45
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goomalling
2 schools — 89 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Goomalling Primary School, Goomalling | Government | Primary | — | 47 | 911 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Goomalling | Catholic | Primary | — | 42 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goomalling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53710/goomalling/topic/education