35.7% ▲ +41.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gumma · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gumma
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Gumma remains quite low compared to the rest of the country, with only 35.7% of residents completing Year 12. This gap is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where many people finished their schooling early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, which 36.7% of people finished.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gumma splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national average. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 40.8% of the group.
12.8% ▲ +78.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Gumma, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and Management and Commerce, which both make up 17.9% of qualifications, followed by Health and Education at 9.2% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools have a lower average advantage score than most areas, and 75% are government-run.
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).
276
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gumma
8 schools — 2,208 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Macksville Public School, Macksville | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 284 | 925 |
| Macksville High School, Macksville | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 365 | 916 |
| Scotts Head Public School, Scotts Head | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 73 | 1,014 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Macksville | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 244 | 1,002 |
| Frank Partridge VC Public School, Nambucca Heads | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 217 | 886 |
| Nambucca Heads High School, Nambucca Heads | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 314 | 890 |
| Nambucca Valley Christian Community School, Nambucca Heads | Independent | Combined | 7.5 km | 555 | 1,042 |
| Nambucca Heads Public School, Nambucca Heads | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 156 | 904 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gumma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11807/gumma/topic/education