58.9% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gerroa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gerroa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Gerroa hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This highly qualified population helps make the area stand out compared to most similar places. While school completion rates align with the rest of the country, the level of higher education is significantly higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.9% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gerroa, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is high, with 34.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 27.8% and the national figure of 26.3%.
34.9% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 34.9%
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 Gerroa, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study in the area include education at 17.5%, management and commerce at 15.0%, and society and culture at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary government school within 3 km, which has a school advantage score of 1,091, much higher than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
378
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gerroa
1 school — 378 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Gerringong Public School, Gerringong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 378 | 1,091 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gerroa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11611/gerroa/topic/education