29.8% ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gilgai · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gilgai
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 29 percentage points separates Gilgai from the state and national averages for Year 12 completion. This area sees far fewer residents finishing high school and holding university degrees than most other parts of the country. Only 7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far below the national figure, with only 29.8% of people completing Year 12. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10 at 31.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gilgai splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree are much rarer here than in most areas, sitting far below the New South Wales figure by 21 points. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.4% of people.
7.0% ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Gilgai, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.5%, followed by Society and Culture at 14.3% and Management and Commerce at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school. This school is much smaller than those in most other areas and has an advantage score among the lowest at this level.
7.14
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
42
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
843
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gilgai
1 school — 42 students, average ICSEA 843.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Gilgai Public School, Gilgai | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 42 | 843 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gilgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11622/gilgai/topic/education