63.3% ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cook · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Cook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong focus on learning defines daily life in Cook, where 63.3% of adults have finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a significant jump of 17 percentage points since 2011. Most residents are well-educated, with many holding higher degrees or trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Cook finished Year 12 than in most other areas, sitting 4.4 percentage points above both the state and national figures. For the remaining residents, 20% finished Year 10, while 7.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cook, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 28% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the Australian average and has risen since 2016. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 29.7% and Certificate III or IV at 23.6%.
28.0% —
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 Cook, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 25.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14%. Society and culture degrees are also common at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score that is higher than most areas, with 19,591 total enrolments. Most of the 44 schools within 3km are government-run (75%) and the majority are primary schools.
1.72
Lower than 61% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
Lower than 83% of federal electorate 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).
19,591
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
466
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cook
44 schools — 19,591 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 10 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 12 · Combined 4
| Cronulla High School, Cronulla | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,205 | 1,050 |
| Woolooware High School, Woolooware | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 788 | 1,063 |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 114 | 1,043 |
| Woolooware Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 462 | 1,086 |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Woolooware | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 175 | 1,124 |
| Cronulla Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 516 | 1,064 |
| Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 573 | 1,101 |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 291 | 1,046 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| St Aloysius College Cronulla, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 482 | 1,089 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | — | — |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Cronulla | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 178 | 1,123 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 421 | 1,086 |
| Kurnell Public School, Kurnell | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 211 | 1,030 |
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| Caringbah Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 394 | 1,088 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 396 | 1,090 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Cronulla South Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 261 | 1,093 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 5.8 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Lilli Pilli Public School, Lilli Pilli | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 323 | 1,113 |
| Kamay Botany Bay Environmental Education Centre, Kurnell | Government | Combined | 6.4 km | — | — |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 147 | 1,118 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 554 | 1,048 |
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Gymea Bay Public School, Gymea Bay | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 763 | 1,091 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED109/cook/topic/education