32.1% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gawler · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gawler
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 33% of people in Gawler finished Year 12, a figure far below the Tasmanian and national averages. This gap highlights a local trend where most residents leave school earlier than the typical Australian.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. The most common highest level of schooling achieved is Year 10, at 41.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gawler, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.0% of the population, which is well below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.2% of residents.
14.0% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Gawler, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are varied, with Engineering and related fields being the most common at 19.6%. Other notable fields include Society and Culture at 13.6% and Management and Commerce at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
300
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gawler
7 schools — 2,103 students, average ICSEA 958.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2
| Sprent Primary School, Sprent | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 31 | 914 |
| Ulverstone Secondary College, Ulverstone | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 504 | 915 |
| Ulverstone Primary School, Ulverstone | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 328 | 943 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Ulverstone | Catholic | Primary | 8.4 km | 246 | 1,003 |
| West Ulverstone Primary School, West Ulverstone | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 117 | 835 |
| East Ulverstone Primary School, Ulverstone | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 241 | 945 |
| Leighland Christian School, Ulverstone | Independent | Secondary | 8.9 km | 636 | 1,011 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60222/gawler/topic/education