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Education & Qualifications in Norway

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Just 17.2% of people in Norway completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is a sparsely populated area where few residents hold university degrees or finished high school, with most adults holding trade certificates instead.

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Where Norway sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Norway — lower than 60% of areas.

Norway12.3%
2787, NSW 12.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas at 17.2%, which is 42 points lower than both the state and national figures. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 37.9% of residents.

Completed Year 12

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17.2% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Norway, Year 10 is the majority at 58%; Year 12 is next at 26%.

Year 10 37.9% Year 12 17.2% Year 11 5.2% Year 9 or below 5.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 12.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.8% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.3% —

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Norway, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Bachelor degree is next at 33%.

Certificate III / IV 43.8% Bachelor degree 21.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread evenly across several fields, with architecture and building, health, management and commerce, and hospitality each accounting for 9.4% of degrees.

Field of qualification

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Norway splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (25%) and Health (25%), with Management & commerce at 25%.

Architecture & building 9.4% Health 9.4% Management & commerce 9.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 9.4%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Norway — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Norway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13035/norway/topic/education