32.9% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gulgong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gulgong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Gulgong have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 32.9% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce more focused on trade and practical skills than formal academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common stopping point for students here, with 35% of people reaching that level. The proportion who finished Year 12 is 32.9%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gulgong splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of residents—48.2%—have a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
8.2% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Gulgong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 23.8%, followed by management and commerce at 12.6%. Education and health both make up about 8% of the local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gulgong has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with four schools located within 3km. These schools are smaller than average and have a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
7.14
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
209
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gulgong
4 schools — 628 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| All Hallows Catholic Primary School Gulgong, Gulgong | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 132 | 957 |
| Red Hill Environmental Education Centre, Gulgong | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | — | — |
| Gulgong Public School, Gulgong | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 283 | 913 |
| Gulgong High School, Gulgong | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 213 | 868 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gulgong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11800/gulgong/topic/education