31.4% ▲ +28.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gloucester · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gloucester
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Gloucester, held by 41.2% of adults. The area has a much lower rate of formal schooling and university degrees than the state or national figures. This trend is reflected in the local workforce, where trade and vocational certificates are far more common than bachelor degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest level of schooling reached in the area is Year 10 at 36%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gloucester splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 10.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Aside from the high number of certificates, diplomas are the next most common qualification at 15%.
10.2% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Gloucester, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related subjects at 18.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gloucester has 4 schools within 3 km, and at 6.45 schools per 1,000 children, this is higher than most similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school size is lower than in other areas.
6.45
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
168
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
957
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gloucester
4 schools — 671 students, average ICSEA 957.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Gloucester Public School, Gloucester | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 275 | 955 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Gloucester | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 35 | 1,030 |
| Gloucester High School, Gloucester | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 309 | 950 |
| Barrington Public School, Barrington | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 52 | 966 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gloucester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11689/gloucester/topic/education