72.6% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cobblebank - Strathtulloh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Cobblebank - Strathtulloh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Cobblebank - Strathtulloh than in most similar areas, with 72.6% completing Year 12. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local workforce, where adults are more likely to hold university degrees than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A far higher proportion of residents finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Australia, reaching 72.6%. This figure is 14 percentage points above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cobblebank - Strathtulloh, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 30.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the own national figure of 26.3%.
30.6% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Cobblebank - Strathtulloh, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is among the largest of its kind with 1,350 enrolments. While there is only one school locally, there are 20 schools within a 3km radius.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.43
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 51% 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).
1,350
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,350
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 54% 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 Cobblebank - Strathtulloh
20 schools — 14,583 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 4
| Strathtulloh Primary School, Strathtulloh | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 1,350 | 1,024 |
| St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School, Weir Views | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 473 | 1,024 |
| Melton South Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 972 | 962 |
| St Anthony's School, Melton South | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 646 | 1,000 |
| Thornhill Park Primary School, Thornhill Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 768 | 1,019 |
| Staughton College, Melton South | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,705 | 956 |
| Al Iman College, Melton South | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,149 | 1,059 |
| Coburn Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 601 | 932 |
| Melton Christian College, Brookfield | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,268 | 1,044 |
| Exford Primary School, Exford | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 326 | 1,003 |
| Djerriwarrh Community & Education Services - Djerriwarrh Community College, Melton | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 39 | 929 |
| Muhammadiyah Australia College, Melton | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 182 | 1,052 |
| Melton Primary School, Melton | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 507 | 961 |
| St Dominic's School, Melton | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 369 | 967 |
| Binap Primary School, Brookfield | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 406 | 972 |
| Melton Secondary College, Melton | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,433 | 944 |
| Melton Specialist School, Melton | Government | Combined | 5.4 km | 406 | 951 |
| Kurunjang Secondary College, Melton | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 873 | 947 |
| Melton West Primary School, Melton West | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 520 | 925 |
| Kurunjang Primary School, Melton | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 590 | 942 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cobblebank - Strathtulloh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041572/cobblebank-strathtulloh/topic/education