45.0% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Nowra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Nowra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define North Nowra, though it still trails state and national figures. While 17.6% of adults hold a university degree, fewer than half of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.0% of people here finished Year 12, which is 14 points lower than both the New South Wales and Australian figures. About 30.7% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Nowra, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult here is most likely to hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.5% of the population. While 17.6% have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the 26.3% national figure.
17.6% ▲ +55.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 North Nowra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.5%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. Most of these are government primary schools.
2.57
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
432
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Nowra
13 schools — 5,617 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Havenlee School, North Nowra | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 67 | 849 |
| North Nowra Public School, North Nowra | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 223 | 908 |
| Illaroo Road Public School, North Nowra | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 451 | 992 |
| Shoalhaven River College, Bomaderry | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 48 | 931 |
| Nowra Anglican College, Bomaderry | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,152 | 1,094 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Nowra | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 537 | 994 |
| Bomaderry High School, Bomaderry | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 707 | 955 |
| Bomaderry Public School, Bomaderry | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 406 | 908 |
| Nowra Public School, Nowra | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 517 | 904 |
| Cambewarra Public School, Cambewarra | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 216 | 1,029 |
| Nowra High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 777 | 944 |
| Nowra East Public School, Nowra East | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 420 | 784 |
| Terara Public School, Terara | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 96 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13010/north-nowra/topic/education