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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).
Gurindji · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gurindji
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A single government school serves the people of Gurindji, where the school advantage score of 593 is among the lowest for similar areas. This reflects a local education system facing significant challenges compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 64%, ahead of Year 10 (29%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gurindji, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 50%, ahead of Advanced diploma / diploma (38%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Gurindji, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 43%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one school within 3 km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. It is a government-run combined school with a typical size of 164 students, which is lower than most areas.
164
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
593
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gurindji
1 school — 164 students, average ICSEA 593.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Kalkaringi School, Kalkarindji | Government | Combined | 79.2 km | 164 | 593 |
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 Gurindji [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70119/gurindji/topic/education