58.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cobaki Lakes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cobaki Lakes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Cobaki Lakes finished Year 12 than in most similar areas. While high school completion is common, the area has almost no one with a university degree. This creates a distinct profile where vocational training is the primary path to qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cobaki Lakes, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both the state and national averages. Instead, 42.3% of people hold a Certificate III or IV, and 19.2% have a diploma.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Cobaki Lakes, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are mostly in management and commerce (38.5%) and engineering (30.8%), followed by health at 23.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 965 students. There are five schools within 3 km, and 80% of these are government-run.
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).
965
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cobaki Lakes
5 schools — 4,825 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Currumbin Community Special School, Currumbin Waters | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 95 | 1,003 |
| St Augustine's Parish Primary School, Currumbin Waters | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 482 | 1,086 |
| Currumbin State School, Currumbin | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 1,144 | 1,017 |
| Coolangatta State School, Coolangatta | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 285 | 989 |
| Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School, Palm Beach | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 2,819 | 1,022 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cobaki Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10947/cobaki-lakes/topic/education