38.5% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Cocos (Keeling) Islands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands than in almost any other part of the country. Only 38.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While these numbers are low, more people have finished school and earned degrees here than they did ten years ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the rate for other territories at 38.5%. This figure has risen 4.6 percentage points since 2011, though nearly a quarter of residents still list Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 9 or below (31%) and Year 10 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.1% of the population.
9.4% ▲ +51.8%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 12.9%, followed by education at 11.2% and engineering at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is just one school in the islands, which is a government-run combined school. It is among the smallest in the country with 110 enrolments, and its average advantage score is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.00
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
110
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
110
Lower than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1 school — 110 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Cocos Islands District High School, Cocos Island | Government | Combined | — | 110 | 948 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cocos (Keeling) Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/90102/cocos-islands/topic/education