43.8% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Bowes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Bowes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher than usual share of adults in East Bowes hold university degrees, despite a lower rate of high school completion. This contrast marks the area's education profile, where 21.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the national figure, with only 43.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 15 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Bowes, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 46%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While a bachelor degree or higher is held by 21.2% of adults—which is higher than most similar areas—this remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.2% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 East Bowes, Bachelor degree is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are education at 20% and health at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The two schools within 3km are smaller than most, with an average size of 97 students and an advantage score that is 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 East Bowes
2 schools — 194 students, average ICSEA 911.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Northampton District High School, Northampton | Government | Combined | 7.2 km | 138 | 884 |
| St Mary's School, Northampton | Catholic | Primary | 8.8 km | 56 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Bowes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50451/east-bowes/topic/education