6
Higher than 74% 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).
Gong Gong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gong Gong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Six different schools are found within 3km of Gong Gong, which is more than most similar areas. This provides local families with a wide range of educational options close to home. Most of these schools are government-run primary institutions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 60%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gong Gong, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local schools have a higher advantage score than most areas, with typical school sizes sitting around the middle for this level. Government primary schools make up the bulk of the sector, accounting for 83.3% of the options.
238
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gong Gong
6 schools — 1,425 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Glen Park Primary School, Glen Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 10 | 1,110 |
| Warrenheip Primary School, Warrenheip | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 32 | 909 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Ballarat East | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 482 | 1,071 |
| Little Bendigo Primary School, Nerrina | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 84 | 986 |
| Caledonian Primary School, Brown Hill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 215 | 1,010 |
| Woodmans Hill Secondary College, Ballarat East | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 602 | 988 |
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 Gong Gong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21061/gong-gong/topic/education