70.8% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 81% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 71.9%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cooper · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Cooper
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of residents hold university degrees than the national figure, marking Cooper as a highly educated area. Around 40% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and over 70% of the population has finished Year 12. These figures are well above the typical patterns seen across Victoria and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong in Cooper, where 70.8% of people finished Year 12. This is 12 percentage points higher than the Australian average and has risen by 3.3 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cooper, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 9 or below is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High-level qualifications are common here, with 40.0% of adults holding at least a bachelor degree. This is far above the 29.2% seen in Victoria and is 4 percentage points higher than it was in 2016.
40.0% —
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 40.0%
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 Cooper, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by society and culture at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,087, which is much higher than most areas. Most of the 24,265 enrolments are in government schools, which make up 63.0% of the sector.
1.94
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Lower than 77% 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).
24,265
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
539
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,087
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cooper
46 schools — 24,265 students, average ICSEA 1,087.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 11 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 9 · Combined 7
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 367 | 1,060 |
| Penders Grove Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 160 | 1,021 |
| Yarra Me School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | — | — |
| Thornbury High School, Thornbury | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,123 | 1,067 |
| Preston South Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 397 | 1,127 |
| Preston High School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,275 | 1,104 |
| Holy Spirit School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 129 | 1,107 |
| Sacred Heart School, Preston | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 117 | 1,090 |
| Preston North East Primary School, East Preston | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 201 | 955 |
| Virtual School Victoria, Thornbury | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 6,248 | 1,073 |
| East Preston Islamic College, Preston | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 733 | 976 |
| Holy Name School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 205 | 1,078 |
| Wales Street Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 616 | 1,140 |
| St John's College Preston, Preston | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 345 | 1,066 |
| St Mary's School, Thornbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 113 | 1,089 |
| Preston Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 646 | 1,113 |
| Thornbury Primary School, Thornbury | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 308 | 1,093 |
| Preston West Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 670 | 1,135 |
| Bell Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 440 | 1,165 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 629 | 989 |
| St Raphael's School, Preston West | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 287 | 1,096 |
| Reservoir East Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 276 | 935 |
| Santa Maria College, Northcote | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 779 | 1,110 |
| Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 556 | 1,170 |
| Northcote Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 303 | 1,166 |
| Croxton School, Northcote | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 130 | 1,008 |
| Westgarth Primary School, Northcote | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 550 | 1,204 |
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 149 | 1,060 |
| St Anthony's School, Alphington | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 92 | 1,141 |
| St Joseph's School, Northcote | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 190 | 1,110 |
| Newlands Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 437 | 1,146 |
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 137 | 1,027 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 167 | 1,079 |
| Alphington Grammar School, Alphington | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 679 | 1,150 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 600 | 1,068 |
| Northcote High School, Northcote | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,668 | 1,153 |
| Alphington Primary School, Alphington | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 365 | 1,173 |
| Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Reservoir Views Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 288 | 1,034 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Reservoir | Independent | Primary | 4.8 km | 53 | 1,032 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 525 | 1,030 |
| Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir | Independent | Secondary | 5.5 km | 75 | 946 |
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 245 | 1,049 |
| William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 140 | 1,002 |
| William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 478 | 977 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cooper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED208/cooper/topic/education