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Education & Qualifications in Gowang

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

No adults in Gowang hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the least qualified areas at this level. This lack of higher education is mirrored in school completion, where far fewer people finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.

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Where Gowang sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gowang — lower than 99% of areas.

Gowang0.0%
2357, NSW 11.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents, or 45.0%, completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Another 45.0% of the population finished Year 10.

Highest year of school

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Gowang splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (43%), with Year 11 at 14%.

Year 12 45.0% Year 10 45.0% Year 11 15.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 0.0%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Highest qualification level

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In Gowang, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Certificate I / II is next at 33%.

Certificate III / IV 60.0% Certificate I / II 30.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 30%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Gowang, Management & commerce is the majority at 100%.

Management & commerce 30.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation more common than in about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gowang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11734/gowang/topic/education