31.5% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gilgandra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Gilgandra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Gilgandra have finished school and earned degrees than in 2011, though levels remain low. Only 31.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While qualifications are improving, they still trail significantly behind state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen to 31.5% since 2011, but this is still among the lowest levels for similar areas and far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 31.3% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gilgandra splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher now make up 11.0% of the population, up 3.5 points since 2011. This remains far below the Australian average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 36.2%.
11.0% ▲ +46.0%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related trades at 13.0%, followed by health at 10.6% and management and commerce at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gilgandra has 4 schools with a total of 554 enrolments, which is smaller than about 80% of similar areas. The typical school is quite small with 139 students, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.76
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Lower than 86% 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).
554
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
139
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
883
Lower than 93% 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 Gilgandra
7 schools — 669 students, average ICSEA 853.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Gilgandra High School, Gilgandra | Government | Secondary | 9.7 km | 185 | 849 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gilgandra, Gilgandra | Catholic | Primary | 9.8 km | 148 | 1,006 |
| Gilgandra Public School, Gilgandra | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 198 | 815 |
| Eumungerie Public School, Eumungerie | Government | Primary | 35.4 km | 11 | 879 |
| Gulargambone Central School, Gulargambone | Government | Combined | 35.7 km | 104 | 693 |
| Tooraweenah Public School, Tooraweenah | Government | Primary | 36.3 km | 23 | 947 |
| Warrumbungle National Park Environmental Education Centre, Coonabarabran | Government | Combined | 55.0 km | — | — |
Sources
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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/sa2/105031104/gilgandra/topic/education