47.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gunderman · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gunderman
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Gunderman have completed Year 12, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. While the community has a higher share of bachelor degrees than most similar places, this is still well below the national figure. The local educational profile is a mix of trade certificates and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About 26.7% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 8.1% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gunderman, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.7% of residents.
17.4% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 Gunderman, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering at 16.2% and Education at 13.5%. Other notable areas include Architecture, Management, and Society and Culture, each at 8.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. This school is much smaller than most, with an average size of 44 students and a much lower advantage score than most areas.
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).
44
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gunderman
1 school — 44 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wisemans Ferry Public School, Wisemans Ferry | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 44 | 946 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gunderman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11814/gunderman/topic/education