50.2% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Snowy Mountains · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Snowy Mountains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Average levels of education in the Snowy Mountains are typical for areas of its size. While a growing number of people have finished high school, the area still falls well below the national and state figures for both school and university completions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that has risen 10 points since 2011. Despite this growth, the 50.2% completion rate is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Snowy Mountains, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.7% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV at 33.8%.
18.7% ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Snowy Mountains, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management and Commerce both accounting for 15.5% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The region has a high number of schools per child, though these 17 schools are generally small, with an average of 172 students each. Most children attend government schools, which make up 70.6% of the sector.
17
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.06
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,925
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
172
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Snowy Mountains
17 schools — 2,925 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Snowy Mountains Grammar School, Jindabyne | Independent | Combined | — | 469 | 1,093 |
| St Patrick's Parish School, Cooma | Catholic | Combined | — | 457 | 1,037 |
| Monaro High School, Cooma North | Government | Secondary | — | 372 | 977 |
| Jindabyne Public School, Jindabyne | Government | Primary | — | 283 | 1,032 |
| Jindabyne High School, Jindabyne | Government | Secondary | — | 277 | 1,009 |
| Cooma Public School, Cooma | Government | Primary | — | 238 | 971 |
| Cooma North Public School, Cooma North | Government | Primary | — | 227 | 955 |
| Bombala High School, Bombala | Government | Secondary | — | 148 | 946 |
| Bombala Public School, Bombala | Government | Primary | — | 104 | 899 |
| The Alpine School, Cooma | Independent | Primary | — | 97 | 1,032 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Bombala | Catholic | Primary | — | 71 | 991 |
| Berridale Public School, Berridale | Government | Primary | — | 69 | 982 |
| Snowy Mountains Christian School, Cooma North | Independent | Combined | — | 50 | 1,005 |
| Delegate Public School, Delegate | Government | Primary | — | 22 | 982 |
| Adaminaby Public School, Adaminaby | Government | Primary | — | 15 | 907 |
| Bredbo Public School, Bredbo | Government | Primary | — | 15 | 1,045 |
| Nimmitabel Public School, Nimmitabel | Government | Primary | — | 11 | 920 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Snowy Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10103/snowy-mountains/topic/education