25.2% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goolmangar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Goolmangar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 25.2% of Goolmangar residents have finished Year 12, a figure far below the state and national averages. This gap highlights a community where a small number of people have reached the highest levels of schooling. While some adults hold university degrees, most of the local workforce relies on vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very low here, with just over a quarter of people finishing Year 12. This is 34 points lower than the New South Wales and Australian figures, and the most common highest year of school reached is Year 10 at 42.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goolmangar, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications lean towards vocational training, with 41.1% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 12.4% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
12.4% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 Goolmangar, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and architecture, both at 11.6%, followed by health and education at 10.5% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Goolmangar has two government primary schools within 3km, though these are much smaller than most areas with an average size of 31 students. These schools also have an average advantage score of 974, which is lower than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
31
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goolmangar
2 schools — 61 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Blakebrook Public School, Blakebrook | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 36 | 942 |
| The Channon Public School, The Channon | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 25 | 1,019 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goolmangar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11714/goolmangar/topic/education