47.0% ▲ +63.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Nowra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Nowra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in South Nowra, held by 40.3% of adults. This is an area where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the state and national figures. Only 15.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 47%, have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Nowra, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state, with the typical person more likely to hold a certificate or diploma.
15.2% ▲ +101.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 South Nowra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce and engineering, both at 18.7%, followed by health at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3km, though the area has much fewer schools per 1,000 children and a much lower average school advantage score than most areas.
1.30
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
503
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Nowra
9 schools — 4,527 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| St John the Evangelist Catholic High School, Nowra | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 935 | 1,028 |
| Shoalhaven High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 610 | 862 |
| Nowra Christian School, Nowra | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 572 | 1,033 |
| Nowra East Public School, Nowra East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 420 | 784 |
| Nowra Public School, Nowra | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 517 | 904 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Nowra | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 537 | 994 |
| Nowra Hill Public School, Nowra | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 131 | 986 |
| Nowra High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 777 | 944 |
| William Campbell College, Nowra Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 28 | 881 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13610/south-nowra/topic/education