40.4% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bowes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bowes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Agriculture and environment is the most common field of study in Bowes, where only 4.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, reflecting a community with very few university-qualified residents.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.4% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About a third of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bowes, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with a rate far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%. Instead, most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV (29.4%) or a diploma (21.6%).
4.5% ▼ -62.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Bowes, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (32%) and Bachelor degree (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in agriculture and environment (17.6%) and engineering (15.7%), followed by management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are typically small, with an average size of 97 students and a school advantage score much lower than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
97
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
911
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bowes
2 schools — 194 students, average ICSEA 911.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Mary's School, Northampton | Catholic | Primary | 12.0 km | 56 | 979 |
| Northampton District High School, Northampton | Government | Combined | 12.3 km | 138 | 884 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bowes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50165/bowes/topic/education