38.7% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gulmarrad · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gulmarrad
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of qualified adults in Gulmarrad hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification here. While many people have earned these vocational certificates, the area has far fewer people finishing high school or earning university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. About 37.8% of people reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gulmarrad splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the wider state, with only 14.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
14.2% ▲ +65.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Gulmarrad, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 19.7%, followed by management and commerce at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 77% of similar places. However, the average school advantage score of 965 is lower than most areas.
2.87
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
261
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gulmarrad
6 schools — 1,563 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Gulmarrad Public School, Gulmarrad | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 213 | 977 |
| Pacific Valley Christian School, Townsend | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 277 | 985 |
| Valley Hope Christian School, Townsend | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 51 | 951 |
| Maclean High School, Maclean | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 689 | 959 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Maclean | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 135 | 1,019 |
| Maclean Public School, Maclean | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 198 | 908 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gulmarrad [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11801/gulmarrad/topic/education