48.2% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nowendoc · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nowendoc
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly one in four adults in Nowendoc holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While the area shows a strong preference for higher degrees, fewer people have finished high school compared to the rest of the state. This creates a distinct divide in educational backgrounds across the local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.2% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. About 24.7% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nowendoc, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state and national figures despite being high for similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31% of people.
23.1% ▲ +155.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 Nowendoc, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across a few main fields, with Engineering and Agriculture and Environment both accounting for 20.7% of degrees. Management and commerce follows at 15.5%.
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 more common situation than in about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nowendoc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13037/nowendoc/topic/education