58.3% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coal Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coal Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 31% of adults in Coal Point hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This high level of tertiary education makes the area stand out compared to most similar places. It is a well-qualified community where a large proportion of residents have completed university studies.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.3% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coal Point, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Tertiary qualifications are common here, with 31.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and the Australian average of 26.3%.
31.4% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Coal Point splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 20.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size is 381 students.
3.92
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality 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).
381
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coal Point
5 schools — 1,903 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Coal Point Public School, Coal Point | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 245 | 1,065 |
| Rathmines Public School, Rathmines | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 311 | 996 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kilaben Bay | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 194 | 1,023 |
| Toronto Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 201 | 910 |
| Toronto High School, Toronto | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 952 | 961 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coal Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10942/coal-point/topic/education