38.9% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gormandale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gormandale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.9% of residents in Gormandale finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This low level of formal schooling is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with far fewer people holding university degrees than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people finished high school here compared to the rest of the country. While 38.9% completed Year 12, about 25.4% of residents stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gormandale, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Gormandale, with only 10.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common top qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.9% of people.
10.2% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Gormandale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Gormandale most often studied Engineering and related fields (17.2%) or Society and Culture (14.1%). Agriculture and environment is also common at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school is much smaller than in most areas. The only school serving the community is a government primary school.
15.15
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
48
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gormandale
1 school — 48 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Gormandale And District Primary School, Gormandale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 48 | 940 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gormandale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21074/gormandale/topic/education