33.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cowper · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cowper
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Cowper have finished high school compared to most similar areas. Only a third of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is mirrored in higher education, with degree holders making up a small portion of the adult population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 33.3% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. The most common highest year of schooling for residents is Year 10, at 38.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cowper, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (40%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.7% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.7% of residents.
16.7% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Cowper, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Cowper are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 19.0%. Agriculture and environment and society and culture both follow at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, though it is among the smallest in its class with an average of 17 students. This school also has one of the lowest advantage scores for its level.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
17
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
774
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cowper
1 school — 17 students, average ICSEA 774.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cowper Public School, Cowper | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 17 | 774 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cowper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11098/cowper/topic/education