48.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cobramunga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cobramunga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Cobramunga compared to the rest of the country. Only 48.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is seen across all levels of study, including higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have completed Year 12, a result that is far below both the state and national averages by 11 percentage points. About 17.2% of people left school at Year 11 or Year 9 and below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cobramunga, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 10.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
10.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Cobramunga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 29%, ahead of Engineering & related (24%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most other schools. This school also has a much lower advantage score than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
25
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
915
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cobramunga
1 school — 25 students, average ICSEA 915.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Murrabit Group School, Murrabit | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 25 | 915 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cobramunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10955/cobramunga/topic/education