40.6% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shoalhaven · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Shoalhaven
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Shoalhaven have completed high school or earned a university degree compared to most similar areas. While 40.6% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. However, education levels are improving, with more people finishing school and gaining degrees than in previous years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 31.4% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Shoalhaven, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.8% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.5% of residents.
15.8% ▲ +54.5%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Shoalhaven, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related fields at 15.8%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Shoalhaven has 37 schools and 14,284 enrolments, both of which are higher than most similar areas. Government schools make up the bulk of the sector at 81.1%, and most of the schools are primary schools.
37
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.14
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14,284
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
386
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 71% 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 Shoalhaven
37 schools — 14,284 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 30 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Ulladulla High School, Ulladulla | Government | Secondary | — | 1,159 | 993 |
| Nowra Anglican College, Bomaderry | Independent | Combined | — | 1,152 | 1,094 |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic High School, Nowra | Catholic | Secondary | — | 935 | 1,028 |
| Vincentia High School, Vincentia | Government | Secondary | — | 927 | 933 |
| Milton Public School, Milton | Government | Primary | — | 823 | 1,024 |
| Nowra High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | — | 777 | 944 |
| Bomaderry High School, Bomaderry | Government | Secondary | — | 707 | 955 |
| Ulladulla Public School, Ulladulla | Government | Primary | — | 689 | 978 |
| Shoalhaven High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | — | 610 | 862 |
| Nowra Christian School, Nowra | Independent | Combined | — | 572 | 1,033 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Nowra | Catholic | Primary | — | 537 | 994 |
| Nowra Public School, Nowra | Government | Primary | — | 517 | 904 |
| Illaroo Road Public School, North Nowra | Government | Primary | — | 451 | 992 |
| Nowra East Public School, Nowra East | Government | Primary | — | 420 | 784 |
| Sanctuary Point Public School, Sanctuary Point | Government | Primary | — | 408 | 909 |
| Bomaderry Public School, Bomaderry | Government | Primary | — | 406 | 908 |
| St Georges Basin Public School, Basin View | Government | Primary | — | 365 | 959 |
| Berry Public School, Berry | Government | Primary | — | 268 | 1,067 |
| Sussex Inlet Public School, Sussex Inlet | Government | Primary | — | 255 | 956 |
| Vincentia Public School, Vincentia | Government | Primary | — | 251 | 1,012 |
| North Nowra Public School, North Nowra | Government | Primary | — | 223 | 908 |
| Culburra Public School, Culburra Beach | Government | Primary | — | 219 | 952 |
| Cambewarra Public School, Cambewarra | Government | Primary | — | 216 | 1,029 |
| Shoalhaven Heads Public School, Shoalhaven Heads | Government | Primary | — | 180 | 1,021 |
| Huskisson Public School, Huskisson | Government | Primary | — | 163 | 1,004 |
| Callala Public School, Callala Bay | Government | Primary | — | 151 | 971 |
| Nowra Hill Public School, Nowra | Government | Primary | — | 131 | 986 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Milton | Catholic | Primary | — | 125 | 1,044 |
| Tomerong Public School, Tomerong | Government | Primary | — | 116 | 973 |
| Greenwell Point Public School, Greenwell Point | Government | Primary | — | 106 | 943 |
| Terara Public School, Terara | Government | Primary | — | 96 | 1,009 |
| Kangaroo Valley Public School, Kangaroo Valley | Government | Primary | — | 83 | 1,073 |
| Havenlee School, North Nowra | Government | Combined | — | 67 | 849 |
| Falls Creek Public School, Falls Creek | Government | Primary | — | 59 | 921 |
| Shoalhaven River College, Bomaderry | Independent | Secondary | — | 48 | 931 |
| Budawang School, Milton | Government | Combined | — | 44 | 909 |
| William Campbell College, Nowra Hill | Independent | Combined | — | 28 | 881 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shoalhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11401/shoalhaven/topic/education