26.9% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nowra Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nowra Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Nowra Hill have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 26.9% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in typical Australian areas. The community relies more on trade and vocational certificates than academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is among the lowest levels of high school completion seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nowra Hill, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 21.4%.
7.2% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 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 Nowra Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 13.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 6.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 11.11 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. There are six schools within 3km, with a mix of government, independent, and Catholic providers.
11.11
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
389
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nowra Hill
6 schools — 2,335 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Nowra Hill Public School, Nowra | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 131 | 986 |
| William Campbell College, Nowra Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 28 | 881 |
| Falls Creek Public School, Falls Creek | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 59 | 921 |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic High School, Nowra | Catholic | Secondary | 5.3 km | 935 | 1,028 |
| Nowra Christian School, Nowra | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 572 | 1,033 |
| Shoalhaven High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 610 | 862 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nowra Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13040/nowra-hill/topic/education