34.4% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coolamon · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Coolamon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Coolamon have finished high school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While the typical resident's schooling level is still far below the national figure, these gains show a steady climb in local qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.4% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a rise of 5.8 points since 2011, though Year 10 remains the most common highest year of school for 35.7% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →Coolamon splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of the population, far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This is a slight increase from 9.8% in 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 38.0%.
12.9% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Coolamon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Coolamon are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools for 638 enrolments, meaning there are 8.12 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The average school size is 91 students, much lower than in most similar places.
7
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.12
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
638
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
91
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coolamon
7 schools — 638 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2
| Coolamon Central School, Coolamon | Government | Combined | — | 383 | 974 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Coolamon | Catholic | Primary | — | 76 | 1,024 |
| Ardlethan Central School, Ardlethan | Government | Combined | — | 66 | 867 |
| Matong Public School, Matong | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 961 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Ganmain | Catholic | Primary | — | 29 | 982 |
| Marrar Public School, Marrar | Government | Primary | — | 27 | 1,008 |
| Ganmain Public School, Ganmain | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 917 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coolamon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12000/coolamon/topic/education