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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).
Goolboo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Goolboo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A school advantage score of 924 is much lower than most areas in Goolboo. This small community relies on primary education, with a school system that is significantly smaller and less advantaged than the state and national norms.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 53%, ahead of Year 10 (18%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goolboo, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 50%, ahead of Advanced diploma / diploma (30%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Goolboo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 40%, ahead of Management & commerce (40%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Goolboo has two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These are both primary schools, split evenly between government and Catholic sectors, with a typical size of just 51 students.
51
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goolboo
2 schools — 101 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St John's School, Silkwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 48 | 962 |
| Silkwood State School, Silkwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 53 | 889 |
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 Goolboo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31190/goolboo/topic/education