34.0% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gungal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gungal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of qualified adults in Gungal hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce focused on practical skills. This is a place where formal higher education is uncommon, as very few residents hold university degrees compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Many residents instead finished school at Year 10, accounting for 36.2% of the group.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gungal splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 3.9% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV (55.3%) or a diploma (15.8%).
3.9% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Gungal, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 27.6%, followed by management and commerce at 19.7% and agriculture and environment at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. It is among the smallest schools at this level, with an average size of 23 students and a low advantage score of 814.
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).
23
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
814
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gungal
1 school — 23 students, average ICSEA 814.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Sandy Hollow Public School, Sandy Hollow | Government | Primary | 12.2 km | 23 | 814 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gungal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11816/gungal/topic/education