55.4% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bowen Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bowen Mountain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over one in five adults in Bowen Mountain hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common here than in most similar areas. While qualifications are higher than in many nearby spots, the area generally sits below state and national levels for both school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.4% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but well below the national average of 58.8%. Another 27.6% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bowen Mountain, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.0% of adults, which is more common than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 37.8%.
22.0% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 Bowen Mountain, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The three primary schools within 3km are all government-run and smaller than most, though they have a school advantage score of 1,020, which is higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
157
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bowen Mountain
3 schools — 471 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Grose View Public School, Grose Vale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 265 | 1,005 |
| Kurrajong North Public School, Kurrajong Hills | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 67 | 1,018 |
| Kurrajong Public School, Kurrajong | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 139 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bowen Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10526/bowen-mountain/topic/education