39.2% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cowirra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cowirra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Cowirra have remained quite low compared to other regions. Only 39.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the low number of people holding higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school than in most other areas. Just 39.2% completed Year 12, which is 20 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cowirra, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare in Cowirra, with only 5.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 42.9%.
5.1% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Cowirra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering at 22%, followed by Agriculture and Environment at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government combined school within 3 km of the area. It is around the middle size for its level, though its average advantage score is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
398
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cowirra
1 school — 398 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Mannum Community College, Mannum | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 398 | 936 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cowirra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40320/cowirra/topic/education