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Kowen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Kowen

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Fewer than 14% of adults in Kowen hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the figures for both the ACT and Australia. This gap reflects a wider trend in the area where schooling and higher education levels have fallen significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Kowen, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kowen sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.6% ▼ -59.1%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kowen — lower than 74% of areas.

Kowen13.6%
2620 crosses NSW/ACT 27.1%
Australian Capital Territory 42.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 52.2% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the ACT's 77%. This level of school completion has fallen by 9.4 percentage points since 2011.

Highest year of school

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In Kowen, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 36%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 27.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 13.6%. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and has dropped by 20 percentage points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.6% ▼ -59.1%

Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Kowen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 66.7% Bachelor degree 25.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Health at 42%, ahead of Society & culture (25%).

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In Kowen, Health is the majority at 63%; Society & culture is next at 38%.

Health 41.7% Society & culture 25.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are 6 schools within 3 km of the area, which is fewer than about 86% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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6

Lower than 88% 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).

Schools in and around Kowen — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Kowen

6 schools — 2,290 students, average ICSEA 1,015.

By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1

By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan Government Primary 7.9 km 280 1,031
St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan Catholic Primary 8.9 km 730 1,056
Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan Government Primary 9.5 km 361 997
Finigan School of Distance Education, Queanbeyan Government Combined 10.4 km 84 1,067
Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan Government Secondary 10.4 km 448 967
Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan Government Primary 10.5 km 387 988

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kowen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031032/kowen/topic/education