36.8% ▲ +26.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gunnedah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gunnedah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of qualified adults in Gunnedah hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce with a strong focus on trade and vocational skills. However, the area has far fewer people with university degrees and high school certificates than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Roughly 32.5% of people list Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gunnedah splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 11.8% of adults, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.8% of the population.
11.8% ▲ +47.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Gunnedah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 20.5%, followed by management and commerce at 13.9%. Society and culture, health, and education each account for about 9% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than 79% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 912, which is much lower than most other areas.
2.98
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
313
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
912
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gunnedah
7 schools — 2,189 students, average ICSEA 912.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| G S Kidd Memorial School, Gunnedah | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 35 | 881 |
| Gunnedah South Public School, Gunnedah | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 533 | 902 |
| Gunnedah High School, Gunnedah | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 438 | 820 |
| Carinya Christian School Gunnedah, Gunnedah | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 231 | 965 |
| Gunnedah Public School, Gunnedah | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 175 | 785 |
| St Mary's College, Gunnedah | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 411 | 976 |
| St Xavier's Primary School, Gunnedah | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 366 | 996 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gunnedah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11818/gunnedah/topic/education