28.9% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gilgandra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gilgandra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Gilgandra have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 28.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common highest year of schooling completed here at 31.3%. The rate of Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales average, trailing the state by 30 points.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gilgandra splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.1% of residents.
8.9% ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Gilgandra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Gilgandra are spread across several fields, with the highest proportions in engineering and related fields at 12.2%, followed by health at 10.9% and society and culture at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, with three schools within 3km. However, the typical school is smaller than most and has one of the lowest advantage scores.
5.76
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
177
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
880
Lower 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 Gilgandra
3 schools — 531 students, average ICSEA 880.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gilgandra, Gilgandra | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 148 | 1,006 |
| Gilgandra Public School, Gilgandra | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 198 | 815 |
| Gilgandra High School, Gilgandra | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 185 | 849 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11623/gilgandra/topic/education