38.4% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Nowra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Nowra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in West Nowra compared to the rest of the state. Only 38.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is 20 percentage points lower than the national figure. This trend carries through to higher education, with a much smaller share of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures at 38.4%. Roughly 33% of residents finished Year 10, while 14.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Nowra, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with most qualified residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.2% ▲ +56.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 West Nowra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 16.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.9% and management and commerce at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
West Nowra has more schools within 3km than 84% of similar areas, with 12 options available. These schools are generally much larger than those in most areas, with a typical size of 526 students.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
526
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Nowra
12 schools — 6,309 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Nowra | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 537 | 994 |
| Nowra Public School, Nowra | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 517 | 904 |
| Nowra East Public School, Nowra East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 420 | 784 |
| Illaroo Road Public School, North Nowra | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 451 | 992 |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic High School, Nowra | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 935 | 1,028 |
| Nowra High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 777 | 944 |
| Shoalhaven River College, Bomaderry | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 48 | 931 |
| North Nowra Public School, North Nowra | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 223 | 908 |
| Havenlee School, North Nowra | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 67 | 849 |
| Nowra Anglican College, Bomaderry | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,152 | 1,094 |
| Shoalhaven High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 610 | 862 |
| Nowra Christian School, Nowra | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 572 | 1,033 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14265/west-nowra/topic/education