48.8% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goondiwindi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Goondiwindi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents in Goondiwindi have finished school and earned degrees since 2011. While the typical person is more likely to have a certificate than a university degree, Year 12 completion rates have climbed by 8.6 percentage points over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it has risen since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goondiwindi, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than across the state, with 13.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.1% of residents.
13.8% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Goondiwindi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are management and commerce at 13.8%, followed closely by engineering and related subjects at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Goondiwindi has four schools serving 1,353 students, which is a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than in most similar places.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.95
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Lower than 90% 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).
1,353
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
338
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 75% 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 Goondiwindi
5 schools — 1,432 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 3 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Goondiwindi State High School, Goondiwindi | Government | Secondary | 14.5 km | 453 | 917 |
| Goondiwindi State School, Goondiwindi | Government | Primary | 14.8 km | 424 | 927 |
| St Mary's School, Goondiwindi | Catholic | Combined | 14.9 km | 385 | 1,043 |
| Border Rivers Christian College, Goondiwindi | Independent | Combined | 15.0 km | 91 | 1,017 |
| Boggabilla Central School, Boggabilla | Government | Combined | 22.1 km | 79 | 670 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goondiwindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011173/goondiwindi/topic/education