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Education & Qualifications in Coaldale

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 33 percentage points separates Coaldale from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While 58.9% of people in New South Wales finished high school, only 25.8% did so here. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest rates of school completion in the region.

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Where Coaldale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coaldale — lower than 60% of areas.

Coaldale12.3%
2460, NSW 10.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 25.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school completed in the area was Year 10, at 30.6%.

Completed Year 12

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25.8% —

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Coaldale, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (38%) and Year 9 or below (10%).

Year 10 30.6% Year 12 25.8% Year 9 or below 6.5% Year 11 4.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 12.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 39% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.3% —

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Coaldale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.

Certificate III / IV 39.0% Bachelor degree 17.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.6%, followed by engineering and related studies at 12.2%.

Field of qualification

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In Coaldale, the largest group is Management & commerce at 33%, followed by Engineering & related (28%) and Society & culture (22%).

Management & commerce 14.6% Engineering & related 12.2% Society & culture 9.8% Education 7.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Coaldale — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coaldale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10944/coaldale/topic/education