50.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bower · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bower
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of the adults in Bower have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. Despite this, the region lacks higher education credentials and local schooling options. This creates a gap where many residents have basic schooling but very few hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the adults here completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this figure is still well below the South Australian rate of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bower, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 48%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Bower hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels for any similar area and sits far below the national figure of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Bower, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 29%, 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. This means Bower has fewer local educational facilities 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40147/bower/topic/education