37.4% ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Gundurimba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Gundurimba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in South Gundurimba has remained low over the last decade, with only 37.4% of people completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, marking the area as one with significantly lower schooling levels than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 34.4% of people reached Year 10, while 10.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →South Gundurimba splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12% of the population, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.7% of residents.
12.0% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Gundurimba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.8% and engineering at 18.6%. Education follows at 10.5%, with agriculture and health both at 8.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three government primary schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most others, with a typical size of 49 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
49
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% 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 Gundurimba
3 schools — 148 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Wyrallah Public School, Wyrallah | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 17 | 985 |
| Caniaba Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 29 | 955 |
| Albert Park Public School, East Lismore | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 102 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Gundurimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13601/south-gundurimba/topic/education