54.9% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Southern Highlands · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Southern Highlands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the state and national figures, only 54.9% of people in the Southern Highlands have completed Year 12. This is the main gap in local education, though the area has seen a significant rise in university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has improved, rising 11 points since 2011 to reach 54.9%. However, this remains well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Southern Highlands, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.6% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average and rose 8.1 points since 2011.
25.6% ▲ +46.1%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Southern Highlands splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The region has 28 schools, which is more than half of similar areas, and offers a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most places. Most students attend government schools, which account for 64.3% of the sector.
28
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.19
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7,269
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
260
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 66% 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 Southern Highlands
28 schools — 7,269 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 5
| Chevalier College, Burradoo | Independent | Secondary | — | 951 | 1,081 |
| Oxley College, Burradoo | Independent | Combined | — | 827 | 1,153 |
| Moss Vale High School, Moss Vale | Government | Secondary | — | 790 | 1,015 |
| Bowral High School, Bowral | Government | Secondary | — | 564 | 956 |
| Mittagong Public School, Mittagong | Government | Primary | — | 536 | 992 |
| Bowral Public School, Bowral | Government | Primary | — | 484 | 1,090 |
| Moss Vale Public School, Moss Vale | Government | Primary | — | 442 | 985 |
| Southern Highlands Christian School, Bowral | Independent | Combined | — | 363 | 1,068 |
| Frensham School, Mittagong | Independent | Secondary | — | 345 | 1,137 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Bowral | Catholic | Primary | — | 219 | 1,103 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Moss Vale | Catholic | Primary | — | 188 | 1,063 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Mittagong | Catholic | Primary | — | 180 | 1,035 |
| Berrima Public School, Berrima | Government | Primary | — | 158 | 1,029 |
| Robertson Public School, Robertson | Government | Primary | — | 147 | 1,025 |
| Colo Vale Public School, Colo Vale | Government | Primary | — | 144 | 952 |
| Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School, Bowral | Independent | Combined | — | 131 | 1,052 |
| St Paul's International College, Moss Vale | Independent | Secondary | — | 127 | 1,071 |
| Bundanoon Public School, Bundanoon | Government | Primary | — | 125 | 1,036 |
| Exeter Public School, Exeter | Government | Primary | — | 123 | 1,030 |
| Hill Top Public School, Hill Top | Government | Primary | — | 120 | 935 |
| Frensham Junior School, Mittagong | Independent | Primary | — | 103 | 1,157 |
| Tangara School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | — | 48 | 971 |
| Wingello Public School, Wingello | Government | Primary | — | 40 | 1,001 |
| Highlands School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | — | 37 | 860 |
| Burrawang Public School, Burrawang | Government | Primary | — | 30 | 1,076 |
| Glenquarry Public School, Glenquarry | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 1,045 |
| Kangaloon Public School, Kangaloon | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 1,074 |
| Penrose Public School, Penrose | Government | Primary | — | 4 | 1,034 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Southern Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11402/southern-highlands/topic/education