37.5% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boorowa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boorowa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Boorowa have finished high school compared to most similar areas. Only 37.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in a workforce where trade certificates are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of New South Wales, with only 37.5% of residents reaching this milestone. About 26.4% of the population stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boorowa, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.5% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.2% of residents.
12.5% ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Boorowa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Boorowa are most often in Engineering and related fields at 10.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 9.9% and Agriculture and environment at 8.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6.04 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most similar areas. These schools are typically smaller than average, with a split evenly between government and Catholic providers.
6.04
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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).
168
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boorowa
2 schools — 335 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Boorowa Central School, Boorowa | Government | Combined | 8.6 km | 240 | 934 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Boorowa | Catholic | Primary | 9.0 km | 95 | 1,050 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boorowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10501/boorowa/topic/education