34.5% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gorokan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gorokan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Gorokan have completed high school compared to most other areas, which shapes a local workforce largely focused on trade and vocational skills. Only 34.5% of people finished Year 12, and just 8.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.5% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Around 32.9% of people stopped at Year 10, while 15.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gorokan splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much less common here than in most areas, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.2% of the population.
8.3% ▲ +69.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 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 Gorokan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Management and Commerce at 16%, followed by Engineering at 13.8% and Society and Culture at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gorokan has 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size is among the highest for this level.
0.66
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
764
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gorokan
8 schools — 6,108 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Gorokan Public School, Gorokan | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 620 | 913 |
| Gorokan High School, Lake Haven | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 981 | 923 |
| Kanwal Public School, Kanwal | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 500 | 942 |
| Woongarrah Public School, Woongarrah | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 385 | 984 |
| Warnervale Public School, Hamlyn Terrace | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 442 | 979 |
| Tuggerawong Public School, Tuggerawong | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 208 | 953 |
| Wadalba Community School, Wadalba | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,414 | 941 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Woongarrah | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,558 | 1,042 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gorokan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11727/gorokan/topic/education