4
Higher than 71% 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).
State Mine Gully · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in State Mine Gully
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Government-run schools make up 75% of the options in State Mine Gully. This area has four schools within three kilometres, which is more than about 73% of similar areas, though they face much lower advantage scores than most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 38%, ahead of Year 10 (38%).
Highest year of school
View on map →State Mine Gully splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (50%) and Year 10 (50%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 50%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In State Mine Gully, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 67%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Most local schools are government-run and primary-focused. While there are four schools within a short distance, their typical advantage score of 935 is much lower than most areas.
346
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving State Mine Gully
4 schools — 1,385 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Zig Zag Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 120 | 934 |
| Lithgow High School, Lithgow | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 654 | 918 |
| Lithgow Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 324 | 919 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 287 | 993 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in State Mine Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13670/state-mine-gully/topic/education