56.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cowangie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cowangie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of Cowangie residents have finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While school completion is relatively high for its peer group, the number of people with university degrees is far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.7% of people completed Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cowangie, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 35%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
13.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Cowangie, Bachelor degree is the majority at 57%; Certificate III / IV is next at 43%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 50%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
0
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cowangie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20656/cowangie/topic/education