40.0% ▲ +52.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gocup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gocup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Gocup have remained relatively stable since 2011, though they sit well below state and national figures. Only 40% of residents have finished Year 12, and the proportion of adults with a university degree is far below the New South Wales average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. About 30.9% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gocup, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon, with only 13.3% 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 37.7%.
13.3% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Gocup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 16.9% and Management and Commerce at 14.3%. Health and Education degrees also make up a fair share of the local mix.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These include a mix of government and Catholic schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
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).
294
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gocup
4 schools — 1,175 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| McAuley Catholic College, Tumut | Catholic | Combined | 6.9 km | 473 | 1,001 |
| Tumut Public School, Tumut | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 288 | 976 |
| Snowy Valleys School, Tumut | Government | Combined | 7.6 km | 30 | 869 |
| Tumut High School, Tumut | Government | Secondary | 8.4 km | 384 | 919 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gocup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11694/gocup/topic/education