24.4% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goodooga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Goodooga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Goodooga have remained quite low compared to the rest of the country. Only 24.4% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the small number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 24.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 9 or below, reached by 30.1% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goodooga, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 39%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 9.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.8% of residents.
9.5% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Goodooga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common field is Education at 14.6%, followed by Management and Commerce at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most, with a typical size of just 28 students. All schooling is provided by the government through a single combined school.
20.41
Higher than 88% 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).
28
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
629
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goodooga
1 school — 28 students, average ICSEA 629.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Goodooga Central School, Goodooga | Government | Combined | 21.7 km | 28 | 629 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goodooga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11708/goodooga/topic/education