33.1% —
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Federation · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Federation
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 26 percentage points separates Federation from the state and national average in Year 12 completion. Only 33.1% of residents finished high school, which is much lower than most areas. While these figures have risen slightly since 2016, the area continues to struggle with low formal schooling and qualification levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.1% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales and Australian averages. This is much lower than most similar areas, although the rate did rise by 2.6 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →Federation splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 9.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is much lower than most areas, though the number of degrees rose slightly from 8.5% in 2016.
9.9% —
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Federation, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related topics at 16.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.0% and Health at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Federation has 11 schools, which is more than about 55% of similar areas, resulting in a high rate of 5.43 schools per 1,000 children. However, these schools are much smaller than most, with a typical size of 88 students.
11
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.43
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
963
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
88
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Federation
11 schools — 963 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Corowa High School, Corowa | Government | Secondary | — | 291 | 975 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Corowa | Catholic | Primary | — | 166 | 1,026 |
| Corowa Public School, Corowa | Government | Primary | — | 162 | 957 |
| Howlong Public School, Howlong | Government | Primary | — | 151 | 982 |
| Mulwala Public School, Mulwala | Government | Primary | — | 48 | 967 |
| Corowa South Public School, Corowa | Government | Primary | — | 40 | 946 |
| Oaklands Central School, Oaklands | Government | Combined | — | 36 | 962 |
| Rand Public School, Rand | Government | Primary | — | 30 | 979 |
| Boree Creek Public School, Boree Creek | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 927 |
| Lowesdale Public School, Lowesdale | Government | Primary | — | 11 | 1,010 |
| Urana Public School, Urana | Government | Primary | — | 9 | 816 |
Sources
More for Federation
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Federation [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12870/federation/topic/education