62.1% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bowral · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bowral
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 62% of Bowral residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This creates a highly educated local population where a large number of adults hold university degrees. The area's educational profile is significantly stronger than most similar places across the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are high here, with 62.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bowral, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common, as 31% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
31.0% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 31.0%
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 Bowral, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bowral has a high number of schools, with 15 located within 3km. The average school advantage score is 1,069, which is much higher than most similar areas.
3.27
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
331
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,069
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bowral
15 schools — 4,969 students, average ICSEA 1,069.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Bowral High School, Bowral | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 564 | 956 |
| Bowral Public School, Bowral | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 484 | 1,090 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Bowral | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 219 | 1,103 |
| Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School, Bowral | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 131 | 1,052 |
| Southern Highlands Christian School, Bowral | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 363 | 1,068 |
| Chevalier College, Burradoo | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 951 | 1,081 |
| Frensham Junior School, Mittagong | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 103 | 1,157 |
| Frensham School, Mittagong | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 345 | 1,137 |
| Oxley College, Burradoo | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 827 | 1,153 |
| Mittagong Public School, Mittagong | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 536 | 992 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Mittagong | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 180 | 1,035 |
| Tangara School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 48 | 971 |
| Highlands School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | 5.4 km | 37 | 860 |
| Glenquarry Public School, Glenquarry | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 23 | 1,045 |
| Berrima Public School, Berrima | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 158 | 1,029 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bowral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10534/bowral/topic/education