36.3% ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gwandalan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gwandalan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 10.2% of adults in Gwandalan hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This low level of higher education is mirrored by a much lower rate of high school completion compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.3% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales and Australian averages. The most common highest school year reached here is Year 10, at 38.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gwandalan splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification level. The rate of people with university degrees is far below both the state and national figures.
10.2% ▲ +77.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Gwandalan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related subjects at 18.8%, followed by Management and Commerce at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are only two schools within 3km, and the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Both local schools are government primary schools.
1.45
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
266
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gwandalan
2 schools — 531 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Gwandalan Public School, Gwandalan | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 351 | 953 |
| Nords Wharf Public School, Nords Wharf | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 180 | 1,023 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gwandalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11831/gwandalan/topic/education