59.0% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cowaramup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cowaramup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 29% of Cowaramup adults hold a bachelor degree, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a well-qualified community where the typical resident has completed a high level of schooling. The local education profile is notably strong compared to other small rural districts.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 59% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cowaramup, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.9% of adults, which is a little above the Western Australian figure and much higher than most similar areas.
25.9% ▲ +54.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cowaramup splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Certificate III / IV (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering at 12.9%, followed by management and commerce at 11.7%, while health and education both sit at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which has a school advantage score much higher than most similar areas.
1.53
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
400
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cowaramup
1 school — 400 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cowaramup Primary School, Cowaramup | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 400 | 1,053 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cowaramup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50347/cowaramup/topic/education