33.4% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Howlong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Howlong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 45% of qualified adults in Howlong hold a Certificate III or IV, marking the most common qualification in the area. This trend reflects a workforce with a strong focus on practical skills, though overall school and university completion rates are significantly lower than state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. In contrast, nearly 30% of the community finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Howlong splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here, with only 10.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
10.4% ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Howlong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with higher qualifications, the most popular fields are Engineering and related subjects at 18.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is smaller than most similar schools. There are 2.03 schools for every 1,000 children, a figure lower than most other areas.
2.03
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
151
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
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 Howlong
1 school — 151 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Howlong Public School, Howlong | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 151 | 982 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Howlong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11957/howlong/topic/education