18.8% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coldstream · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coldstream
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of qualified adults in Coldstream hold a Certificate III or IV, marking a clear preference for vocational training. The area has a small number of university-educated residents and significantly fewer people finishing high school than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 18.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, reached by 27.1% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coldstream, the largest group is Year 10 at 32%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 12 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 11.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
11.3% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Coldstream, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 75%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Health, each accounting for 28.1% of the total. Food, hospitality and personal services follow at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. However, its average size of 17 students and its advantage score are both among the lowest at this level.
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).
17
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
774
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coldstream
1 school — 17 students, average ICSEA 774.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cowper Public School, Cowper | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 17 | 774 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coldstream [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10963/coldstream/topic/education