33.8% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coorong · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Coorong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Coorong, held by 36.8% of adults. This area has far fewer residents with university degrees or high school completions than the state and national averages, though both figures have risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This represents a 7.2 point increase since 2011, though it remains much lower than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coorong, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.7% of the population, a figure far below the South Australian average of 22.7%. This rate rose slightly by 2.9 points over the last decade.
8.7% ▲ +49.5%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Coorong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 13.9%, followed by management and commerce at 10.8% and agriculture and environment at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coorong has five government schools with a total of 501 enrolments. While these schools are much smaller than those in most other areas, there are more schools per 1,000 children than usual.
5
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.62
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
501
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
100
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
925
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coorong
5 schools — 501 students, average ICSEA 925.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 2
| Meningie Area School, Meningie | Government | Combined | — | 153 | 883 |
| Tailem Bend Primary School, Tailem Bend | Government | Primary | — | 125 | 894 |
| Coomandook Area School, Coomandook | Government | Combined | — | 107 | 950 |
| Tintinara Area School, Tintinara | Government | Combined | — | 101 | 1,000 |
| Raukkan Aboriginal School, Raukkan | Government | Primary | — | 15 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47800/coorong/topic/education