47.0% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Colo Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Colo Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Typical for its area, Colo Vale has a modest level of formal education. Only 47% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also much lower than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population finished Year 12, a result that is far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. About 32.9% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Colo Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most people here hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 43.6% of qualifications.
14.4% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Colo Vale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with degrees, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 19.9%, followed by management and commerce at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 8 schools within 3km, more than 80% of similar areas. Most of these are primary schools, and while they are smaller than average, they have a higher advantage score than most areas.
2.73
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
189
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Colo Vale
8 schools — 1,513 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Colo Vale Public School, Colo Vale | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 144 | 952 |
| Hill Top Public School, Hill Top | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 120 | 935 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Mittagong | Catholic | Primary | 8.4 km | 180 | 1,035 |
| Mittagong Public School, Mittagong | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 536 | 992 |
| Tangara School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | 8.9 km | 48 | 971 |
| Frensham School, Mittagong | Independent | Secondary | 9.2 km | 345 | 1,137 |
| Highlands School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | 9.3 km | 37 | 860 |
| Frensham Junior School, Mittagong | Independent | Primary | 9.5 km | 103 | 1,157 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Colo Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10985/colo-vale/topic/education