30.0% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gooloogong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gooloogong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Gooloogong have completed Year 12, with only 30% reaching this milestone. This is far below the national figure and highlights a local trend of lower formal school completion compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, reached by 37.8% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gooloogong, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Gooloogong, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 36.1%.
8.3% ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Gooloogong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related areas at 19.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 12% and Health at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gooloogong has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is very small with only 26 students. The local primary school is government-run.
14.49
Higher than 82% 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).
26
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
919
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 Gooloogong
1 school — 26 students, average ICSEA 919.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Gooloogong Public School, Gooloogong | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 26 | 919 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gooloogong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11715/gooloogong/topic/education