26.8% ▲ +57.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bowenfels · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bowenfels
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Bowenfels, where 38.6% of people hold one. The area has a low rate of formal higher education, with very few residents holding university degrees compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, at 32.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bowenfels, the largest group is Year 10 at 37%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 6.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
6.4% ▲ +105.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Bowenfels, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 17.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 937, which is much lower than most areas.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
312
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bowenfels
6 schools — 1,873 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| La Salle Academy Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 230 | 980 |
| Cooerwull Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 258 | 906 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 287 | 993 |
| Lithgow Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 324 | 919 |
| Lithgow High School, Lithgow | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 654 | 918 |
| Zig Zag Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 120 | 934 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bowenfels [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10527/bowenfels/topic/education