33.4% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cowra · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Cowra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Cowra have finished high school and university than a decade ago, though levels remain low. Since 2011, those completing Year 12 rose by 7.1 percentage points, while university degrees increased by 3 percentage points. Despite these gains, the area still trails far behind the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest school year reached here is Year 10, at 35.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Cowra splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 10.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 37.5%.
10.6% ▲ +39.6%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Cowra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular qualifications in Cowra are in engineering and related fields at 14.4%, followed closely by management and commerce at 14.3%. Health, society and culture, and education also make up significant shares of study fields.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cowra has 9 schools with a total of 1,675 enrolments, and most are government-run at 77.8%. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than most similar areas.
9
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.16
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,675
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
186
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
917
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cowra
9 schools — 1,675 students, average ICSEA 917.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| St Raphael's Catholic School Cowra, Cowra | Catholic | Combined | — | 442 | 985 |
| Cowra High School, Cowra | Government | Secondary | — | 439 | 884 |
| Cowra Public School, Cowra | Government | Primary | — | 338 | 895 |
| Mulyan Public School, Cowra | Government | Primary | — | 336 | 896 |
| Holman Place School, Cowra | Government | Combined | — | 30 | 822 |
| Gooloogong Public School, Gooloogong | Government | Primary | — | 26 | 919 |
| Holmwood Public School, Cowra | Government | Primary | — | 26 | 920 |
| Woodstock Public School, Woodstock | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 937 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Cowra, Cowra | Independent | Primary | — | 18 | 963 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12350/cowra/topic/education