20.2% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gilead · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gilead
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Year 10 is the most common highest school year completed for residents in Gilead. This is an area where only 20.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. These trends contribute to a small number of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only about one in five people in Gilead finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 31.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gilead, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with just 5.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 19%.
5.5% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Gilead, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Bachelor degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gilead has 11 schools within 3km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than most, with an average size of 577 students.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
577
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gilead
11 schools — 6,348 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| St Helens Park Public School, St Helens Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 363 | 968 |
| Rosemeadow Public School, Rosemeadow | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 724 | 945 |
| John Therry Catholic College, Rosemeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,057 | 1,002 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Rosemeadow | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 202 | 1,045 |
| Broughton Anglican College, Menangle Park | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,381 | 1,086 |
| Ambarvale High School, Rosemeadow | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 807 | 925 |
| Mary Brooksbank School, Rosemeadow | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 123 | 1,000 |
| Thomas Acres Public School, Ambarvale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 495 | 942 |
| Woodland Road Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 275 | 959 |
| Ambarvale Public School, Ambarvale | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 433 | 944 |
| Thomas Reddall High School, Ambarvale | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 488 | 908 |
Sources
More for Gilead
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gilead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11621/gilead/topic/education