32.5% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Corowa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Corowa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower rates of high-level schooling and degrees mark Corowa compared to similar areas. Only 32.5% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that sits far below the national average of 58.8%. While these numbers are low, there has been a steady rise in both school completions and university degrees since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, though it rose 5.5 points since 2011 to reach 32.5%. Currently, the most common highest year of school completed is Year 12 at 32.5%, followed by Year 10 at 29.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Corowa splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 43.2% of the highest qualifications held in the area.
9.7% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Corowa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related fields at 17.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.5% and Health at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Corowa has 4 schools, which is more than about 59% of similar areas, providing 4.90 schools per 1,000 children. These schools are generally much smaller than most, with a typical size of 165 students.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.90
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
659
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
165
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Corowa
5 schools — 751 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Corowa High School, Corowa | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 291 | 975 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Corowa | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 166 | 1,026 |
| Corowa Public School, Corowa | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 162 | 957 |
| Corowa South Public School, Corowa | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 40 | 946 |
| Wahgunyah Primary School, Wahgunyah | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 92 | 989 |
Sources
More for Corowa
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Corowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109031180/corowa/topic/education