34.6% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coorow · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Coorow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Coorow have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 34.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in formal education extends to higher degrees, where the number of university-qualified adults is much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below those of Western Australia and Australia, though the figure rose 2.6 points since 2011. About 34.6% of residents finished their final year, while 32.5% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Coorow splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 11 at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 7.7% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications here, held by 36.4% of the population.
7.7% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Coorow, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 23.6%, followed by management and commerce at 11.2% and education at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coorow has two small government primary schools with a total of 65 enrolments. While the number of schools is smaller than in 78% of similar areas, there are among the highest number of schools per 1,000 children.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
15.38
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
65
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
33
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coorow
2 schools — 65 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Coorow Primary School, Coorow | Government | Primary | — | 40 | 966 |
| Leeman Primary School, Leeman | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coorow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52030/coorow/topic/education