30.0% ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Gundagai · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Gundagai
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 30% of people in South Gundagai finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means most adults in the area left school earlier or hold vocational qualifications instead of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below New South Wales and Australia, with nearly 33% of residents listing Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →South Gundagai splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 6.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, trade qualifications are far more typical, as 39.4% of people hold a Certificate III or IV.
6.2% ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 South Gundagai, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 17.6%, followed by management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Small school sizes are typical here, though there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. There are five schools within 3km, and 80% are government primary schools.
7.04
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
92
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Gundagai
5 schools — 462 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Gundagai South Public School, South Gundagai | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 47 | 916 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Gundagai | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 81 | 1,012 |
| Gundagai High School, Gundagai | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 154 | 923 |
| Gundagai Public School, Gundagai | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 164 | 946 |
| Brungle Public School, Brungle | Government | Primary | 11.5 km | 16 | 646 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13600/south-gundagai/topic/education