65.9% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gilmore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gilmore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 20 percentage points separates the proportion of university graduates in Gilmore from the ACT average. While the area performs much better than most similar places, it sits well below the territory's high education levels. Still, 65.9% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people here finished Year 12, and at 65.9%, this is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the 77% seen across the ACT.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gilmore, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.1% of residents.
23.4% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 Gilmore, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by society and culture at 15.5% and engineering at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3km of the area, more than 82% of similar places. Most of these are government primary schools, and they have an average advantage score of 1,023, which is higher than most areas.
1.85
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
322
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher 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 Gilmore
10 schools — 3,218 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2
| Gilmore Primary School, Gilmore | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 113 | 981 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Chisholm | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 571 | 989 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Gowrie | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 641 | 1,076 |
| Fadden Primary School, Fadden | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Gowrie Primary School, Gowrie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Richardson Primary School, Richardson | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 142 | 952 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 516 | 1,055 |
| Calwell High School, Calwell | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 371 | 972 |
| Calwell Primary School, Calwell | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Theodore Primary School, Theodore | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 206 | 974 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80062/gilmore/topic/education