27.5% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lowanna · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lowanna
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 27.5% of people in Lowanna have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a significant gap in formal schooling compared to most other areas. The community generally holds lower levels of formal qualifications and university degrees than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school finished in the area is Year 10, at 31.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lowanna splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.6% of residents.
8.3% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Lowanna, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 13.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lowanna has a high number of schools per child, with four primary schools within 3 km. However, these are all government-run and are much smaller than schools in most other areas.
24.39
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
46
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
902
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lowanna
4 schools — 182 students, average ICSEA 902.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Lowanna Public School, Lowanna | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 20 | 793 |
| Ulong Public School, Ulong | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 32 | 903 |
| Nana Glen Public School, Nana Glen | Government | Primary | 11.4 km | 100 | 921 |
| Coramba Public School, Coramba | Government | Primary | 12.1 km | 30 | 912 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lowanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12407/lowanna/topic/education