34.1% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Towrang · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Towrang
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school and university completion rates than most similar areas define Towrang. Only 34.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, where a small minority of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 29.7% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Towrang, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 3.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, vocational training is more common, with 36.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
3.6% ▼ -64.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Towrang, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 32%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are typically small, with an average of 216 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
216
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Towrang
4 schools — 865 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| OneSchool Global NSW - Goulburn, Goulburn | Independent | Combined | 8.5 km | 57 | 971 |
| Bradfordville Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 312 | 951 |
| Goulburn North Public School, Goulburn North | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 188 | 919 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Goulburn North | Catholic | Primary | 10.6 km | 308 | 1,040 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Towrang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13948/towrang/topic/education