38.7% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gundowring · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gundowring
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Gundowring, held by 41.5% of adults. This is a place where far fewer people finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Many people instead finished Year 11 (19%) or Year 10 (27.6%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gundowring, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13% of adults, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Roughly 18.6% of the community hold an advanced diploma or diploma.
13.0% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Gundowring, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in agriculture and environment are the most common at 16.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.7%. Health and management degrees also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government primary schools, which are much smaller than those in most other areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,007, which is higher than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
79
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gundowring
2 schools — 158 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Upper Sandy Creek Primary School, Sandy Creek | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 20 | 984 |
| Kiewa Valley Primary School, Tangambalanga | Government | Primary | 14.2 km | 138 | 1,010 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gundowring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21118/gundowring/topic/education