65.9% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gilmore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Gilmore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Gilmore have finished high school and earned degrees than in 2011. While 65.9% of residents have completed Year 12, the area's qualification levels still sit well below the ACT average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 8.9 points since 2011 to 65.9%, which is well above the national figure but far below the ACT average of 77.0%. About 19.9% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gilmore, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 7.8 points since 2011 to reach 23.4%. This is a little below the national figure and far below the 42.9% seen across the ACT.
23.4% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 Gilmore, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by society and culture at 15.5% and engineering at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one small government primary school in the area with 113 enrolments. This is among the smallest for its level and has a school advantage score lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.85
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 75% 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).
113
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
113
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 67% 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 Gilmore
10 schools — 3,218 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 113 | 981 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 571 | 989 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 142 | 952 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 371 | 972 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 206 | 974 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071077/gilmore/topic/education