37.3% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Galong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Galong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Galong hold bachelor degrees than in most similar areas, though high school completion remains low. Only 37.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. This creates a unique split between those with high-level degrees and those who left school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 37.3% of people finishing. About 21.8% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 14.5% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Galong, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 18.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas, this is still well below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 28.9% of residents.
18.2% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 Galong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common at 14.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3% and agriculture and environment at 9.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Galong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11584/galong/topic/education