31.6% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gonn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gonn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 31.6% of residents in Gonn completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This highlights a trend of lower formal schooling levels compared to most other areas. Most adults hold practical certificates or diplomas rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, sitting 27 points below both the state and national figures. About 21.1% of the population finished school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gonn, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (28%) and Year 9 or below (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.5% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, at 57.1%.
10.5% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Gonn, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (33%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are often focused on practical industries, with 19% of people studying agriculture and environment and 14.3% in engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school. This school is much smaller than those in most similar areas, with a typical size of just 25 students.
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).
25
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
915
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gonn
1 school — 25 students, average ICSEA 915.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Murrabit Group School, Murrabit | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 25 | 915 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gonn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11701/gonn/topic/education