31.4% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goolgowi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Goolgowi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Goolgowi have remained low compared to other regions, with only 31.4% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Most adults here hold certificates rather than degrees, reflecting a local workforce focused on practical skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Around 30.5% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 17.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Goolgowi splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 6.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.6% of the community.
6.4% ▲ +55.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Goolgowi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Goolgowi most often studied management and commerce (16.4%), engineering (13.5%), or agriculture and the environment (12.9%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 38 students. While there are 13.33 schools per 1,000 children, the school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
13.33
Higher than 80% 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).
38
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goolgowi
1 school — 38 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Goolgowi Public School, Goolgowi | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 38 | 935 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goolgowi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11711/goolgowi/topic/education