48.4% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goulburn · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Goulburn
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 Goulburn, held by 31.4% of adults. While a growing number of people are finishing school and gaining degrees, the area's overall education levels remain well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. However, this has improved over the last decade, rising 9.5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goulburn, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This proportion has risen by 5.5 points since 2011.
19.9% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Goulburn, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.2%, followed by society and culture and engineering, which both sit at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Goulburn has 54 schools within 3 km, a count among the largest for its level. Most of these are government primary schools, though the typical school size is much lower than in most other areas.
3.71
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
Higher than 90% of state electorate 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).
10,222
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
189
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goulburn
54 schools — 10,222 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 44 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 44 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Mulwaree High School, Goulburn | Government | Secondary | 17.9 km | 819 | 951 |
| Bradfordville Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 18.1 km | 312 | 951 |
| Wollondilly Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 18.2 km | 387 | 975 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Goulburn, Goulburn | Independent | Combined | 18.4 km | 57 | 971 |
| The Crescent School, Goulburn | Government | Combined | 18.4 km | 77 | 911 |
| Trinity Catholic College Goulburn, Goulburn | Catholic | Secondary | 18.6 km | 714 | 1,025 |
| Goulburn High School, Goulburn | Government | Secondary | 18.7 km | 648 | 943 |
| Goulburn Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 19.3 km | 181 | 896 |
| Goulburn West Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 19.4 km | 373 | 978 |
| Saints Peter and Paul's Primary School, Goulburn | Catholic | Primary | 19.4 km | 366 | 1,033 |
| Tambelin Independent School, Goulburn | Independent | Primary | 19.6 km | 39 | 1,091 |
| Goulburn North Public School, Goulburn North | Government | Primary | 19.6 km | 188 | 919 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Goulburn North | Catholic | Primary | 19.7 km | 308 | 1,040 |
| Goulburn South Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 20.0 km | 160 | 905 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Crookwell | Catholic | Primary | 20.0 km | 144 | 1,005 |
| Crookwell Public School, Crookwell | Government | Primary | 20.3 km | 220 | 963 |
| Goulburn East Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 21.0 km | 148 | 966 |
| Crookwell High School, Crookwell | Government | Secondary | 21.1 km | 182 | 940 |
| Laggan Public School, Laggan | Government | Primary | 23.0 km | 14 | 1,006 |
| Breadalbane Public School, Breadalbane | Government | Primary | 23.7 km | 9 | 1,005 |
| Taralga Public School, Taralga | Government | Primary | 30.0 km | 11 | 965 |
| Gunning Public School, Gunning | Government | Primary | 37.2 km | 125 | 1,024 |
| Binda Public School, Binda | Government | Primary | 37.3 km | 11 | 788 |
| Collector Public School, Collector | Government | Primary | 38.2 km | 25 | 1,038 |
| Marulan Public School, Marulan | Government | Primary | 38.5 km | 140 | 968 |
| Dalton Public School, Dalton | Government | Primary | 41.4 km | 6 | 936 |
| Tallong Public School, Tallong | Government | Primary | 45.4 km | 61 | 996 |
| Windellama Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 49.8 km | 13 | 905 |
| Wingello Public School, Wingello | Government | Primary | 50.8 km | 40 | 1,001 |
| Tarago Public School, Tarago | Government | Primary | 51.9 km | 52 | 956 |
| Penrose Public School, Penrose | Government | Primary | 56.6 km | 4 | 1,034 |
| Gundaroo Public School, Gundaroo | Government | Primary | 56.8 km | 140 | 1,101 |
| Bundanoon Public School, Bundanoon | Government | Primary | 63.7 km | 125 | 1,036 |
| Exeter Public School, Exeter | Government | Primary | 65.3 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Murrumbateman Public School, Murrumbateman | Government | Primary | 66.5 km | 171 | 1,056 |
| Berrima Public School, Berrima | Government | Primary | 68.4 km | 158 | 1,029 |
| Berinba Public School, Yass | Government | Primary | 68.7 km | 225 | 960 |
| Yass High School, Yass | Government | Secondary | 68.8 km | 557 | 990 |
| Mt Carmel School, Yass | Catholic | Primary | 69.2 km | 270 | 1,048 |
| Yass Public School, Yass | Government | Primary | 69.2 km | 305 | 1,012 |
| Moss Vale Public School, Moss Vale | Government | Primary | 69.7 km | 442 | 985 |
| St Paul's International College, Moss Vale | Independent | Secondary | 69.9 km | 127 | 1,071 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Moss Vale | Catholic | Primary | 70.1 km | 188 | 1,063 |
| Sutton Public School, Sutton | Government | Primary | 70.4 km | 152 | 1,098 |
| Moss Vale High School, Moss Vale | Government | Secondary | 71.4 km | 790 | 1,015 |
| Bigga Public School, Bigga | Government | Primary | 71.6 km | 15 | 988 |
| Bowning Public School, Bowning | Government | Primary | 75.2 km | 26 | 994 |
| Boorowa Central School, Boorowa | Government | Combined | 82.9 km | 240 | 934 |
| Burrawang Public School, Burrawang | Government | Primary | 83.1 km | 30 | 1,076 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Boorowa | Catholic | Primary | 84.0 km | 95 | 1,050 |
| Kangaloon Public School, Kangaloon | Government | Primary | 84.6 km | 20 | 1,074 |
| Robertson Public School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 90.1 km | 147 | 1,025 |
| Binalong Public School, Binalong | Government | Primary | 90.2 km | 38 | 1,005 |
| Wee Jasper Public School, Wee Jasper | Government | Primary | 102.2 km | 4 | — |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10031/goulburn/topic/education