66.0% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coledale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coledale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Coledale hold a university degree compared to the state or national average. This educational edge is clear, with 43% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far above the 26.3% typical across Australia. It is a highly qualified area where most residents have completed their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 66% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coledale, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are common, as 43% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the New South Wales average. Bachelor degrees are the most frequent qualification at 34.2%, followed by certificates and postgraduate degrees.
43.0% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 43.0%
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 Coledale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Coledale are spread across several fields, with the most common being society and culture at 15.5%, followed by management and commerce at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores in the region, though they are smaller than most. There are five primary schools within 3km, and 80% of these are government-run.
3.60
Lower than 52% 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).
193
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,122
Higher 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 Coledale
5 schools — 966 students, average ICSEA 1,122.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5
| Coledale Public School, Coledale | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 135 | 1,118 |
| Austinmer Public School, Austinmer | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 227 | 1,132 |
| Scarborough Public School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 54 | 1,080 |
| Thirroul Public School, Thirroul | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 367 | 1,119 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Thirroul | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 183 | 1,130 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coledale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10966/coledale/topic/education