76.8% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Googong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Googong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of people in Googong have finished high school than in the rest of the state. This is a highly educated community where over a third of adults hold a university degree, well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very high here, with 76.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 18 points higher than both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Googong, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualifications are much higher than in most areas, as 35.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
35.6% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Googong, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 25%, followed by society and culture at 14.1% and engineering at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools in the area, providing 1,237 enrolments. While the average school size is much higher than most areas, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.06
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,237
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
619
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,097
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Googong
2 schools — 1,237 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| The Anglican School Googong, Googong | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 455 | 1,129 |
| Googong Public School, Googong | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 782 | 1,078 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Googong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021610/googong/topic/education