45.1% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cooma Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Cooma Surrounds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 14 percentage points separates Cooma Surrounds from the rest of the country in high school completion. While Year 12 completion has risen since 2011, the area still trails far behind New South Wales and Australia in both basic schooling and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While this is a low rate compared to most areas, the proportion of people finishing high school rose 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cooma Surrounds, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than in the state, with 18.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, though the number of degrees has grown slightly since 2011.
18.4% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Cooma Surrounds, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in Engineering and related fields at 16.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 13% and Society and culture at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 government primary schools serving the area, with a total of 41 enrolments. While the number of schools per 1,000 children is much higher than most areas, the typical school is very small with only 14 students.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.56
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
41
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
14
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cooma Surrounds
7 schools — 787 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Cooma North Public School, Cooma North | Government | Primary | 13.4 km | 227 | 955 |
| Snowy Mountains Christian School, Cooma North | Independent | Combined | 13.5 km | 50 | 1,005 |
| Monaro High School, Cooma North | Government | Secondary | 13.6 km | 372 | 977 |
| The Alpine School, Cooma | Independent | Primary | 13.8 km | 97 | 1,032 |
| Bredbo Public School, Bredbo | Government | Primary | 24.6 km | 15 | 1,045 |
| Adaminaby Public School, Adaminaby | Government | Primary | 27.1 km | 15 | 907 |
| Nimmitabel Public School, Nimmitabel | Government | Primary | 47.7 km | 11 | 920 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cooma Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101031015/cooma-surrounds/topic/education