76.0% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 71.5%
- 2021: 76.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gundaroo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gundaroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of people in Gundaroo have completed high school and university than the state or national average. This is a highly qualified area, with 42.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This strong academic trend is seen across the board, from secondary schooling through to postgraduate studies.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 76% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.9% seen in New South Wales and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gundaroo, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Highly qualified residents are common in Gundaroo, where 42.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the state figure of 27.8% and the national average of 26.3%.
42.8% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 42.8%
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 Gundaroo, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 19.9%, followed by management and commerce at 15% and engineering at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school. This school has a high average advantage score and is smaller than those in most other similar areas.
3.75
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
140
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,101
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gundaroo
1 school — 140 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Gundaroo Public School, Gundaroo | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 140 | 1,101 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gundaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11811/gundaroo/topic/education