37.7% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cook · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Cook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Cook finished high school than in the rest of the country, with only 37.7% completing Year 12. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area continues to lag well behind Queensland and national trends in formal education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This result is lower than most other areas, though the rate has risen 6.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cook, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 12.3% of adults, which is well below the Queensland average of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.3% of the population.
12.3% ▲ +43.6%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 13.7%, followed by health at 8.3% and management and commerce at 8.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cook has 7 schools with 787 enrolments, and the number of schools per 1,000 children is much higher than most areas. However, the average school size is lower than most areas and the average school advantage score is much lower.
7
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.93
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
787
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
112
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
849
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cook
7 schools — 787 students, average ICSEA 849.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Cooktown State School, Cooktown | Government | Combined | — | 376 | 838 |
| Endeavour Christian College, Cooktown | Independent | Combined | — | 166 | 991 |
| Holy Spirit College, Cooktown | Catholic | Secondary | — | 122 | 811 |
| Bloomfield River State School, Bloomfield | Government | Primary | — | 67 | 661 |
| Rossville State School, Rossville | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 893 |
| Laura State School, Laura | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 623 |
| Lakeland State School, Lakeland | Government | Primary | — | 12 | 949 |
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/lga/LGA32500/cook/topic/education