30.1% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2827, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2827, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in postcode 2827 have completed their schooling and degrees since 2011. Despite these gains, the area remains far below the national average for education, with only 30.1% of people finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 4.4 points since 2011 to reach 30.1%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10 at 31.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →2827, NSW splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.3% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. This proportion has risen 3.6 points since 2011, while Certificate III or IV remains the most common qualification at 37.6%.
10.3% ▲ +54.8%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 2827, NSW, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 12.8%, followed by Health and Management and commerce, which both stand at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most places, though the average school size of 177 students is lower than most areas. Most schools here are government-run (66.7%) and primary schools (66.7%).
4.30
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 57% of postcode 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).
531
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
177
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
880
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2827, NSW
3 schools — 531 students, average ICSEA 880.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gilgandra, Gilgandra | Catholic | Primary | 13.6 km | 148 | 1,006 |
| Gilgandra High School, Gilgandra | Government | Secondary | 13.8 km | 185 | 849 |
| Gilgandra Public School, Gilgandra | Government | Primary | 13.8 km | 198 | 815 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2827, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2827/2827-nsw/topic/education