1
Lower than 57% 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).
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Education & Qualifications in The Gap
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A lower school advantage score than most areas marks the educational landscape in The Gap. While the area has a small number of schools, the one available is much larger than the typical school found in similar regions.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The Gap is served by a single government school that provides combined primary and secondary education. This school is much larger than those in most similar areas, though it has a school advantage score of 955, which is lower than most areas.
531
Higher than 76% 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 The Gap
1 school — 531 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Evans River Community School, Evans Head | Government | Combined | 7.8 km | 531 | 955 |
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 The Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13837/the-gap/topic/education