44.1% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gooramadda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gooramadda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 44.1% of people in Gooramadda have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While this is around the middle for similar areas, the town has a surprising number of university-qualified adults compared to most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state average, with 44.1% of residents finishing school. The next most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 16.9% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gooramadda, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 20.9%.
17.2% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Gooramadda, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are Engineering at 16.3% and Health at 14.0%. Education and Management & Commerce are also frequent, each accounting for 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. This school is smaller than most others, with an average size of 151 students.
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).
151
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gooramadda
1 school — 151 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Howlong Public School, Howlong | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 151 | 982 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gooramadda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21067/gooramadda/topic/education