41.2% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lowther · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lowther
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Lowther has remained low, with only 41.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This gap is far below the national figure, reflecting a local workforce more likely to hold certificates than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 41.2%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 23.5% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 7.4% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lowther, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 7.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with the most common qualifications being Certificate III or IV at 22.6%.
7.2% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Lowther, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (37%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Management & Commerce, both at 15.1%, followed by Education at 7.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is among the smallest in the region with an average size of 14 students. This school has an advantage score of 1,068, which is much higher than most areas.
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).
14
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,068
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 Lowther
1 school — 14 students, average ICSEA 1,068.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Hampton Public School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 14 | 1,068 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lowther [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12424/lowther/topic/education