32.5% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Corowa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Corowa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 32.5% of people in Corowa completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in school completion is mirrored in higher education, with far fewer residents holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much lower than most areas, sitting 26 points below both the state and national figures. About 29.4% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Corowa splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.2% of residents.
9.7% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Corowa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 17.4%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Corowa has five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and they tend to be smaller than those in other similar regions.
4.90
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
150
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Corowa
5 schools — 751 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Corowa High School, Corowa | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 291 | 975 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Corowa | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 166 | 1,026 |
| Corowa Public School, Corowa | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 162 | 957 |
| Corowa South Public School, Corowa | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 40 | 946 |
| Wahgunyah Primary School, Wahgunyah | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 92 | 989 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Corowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11080/corowa/topic/education