82.9% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 75.4%
- 2021: 82.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coogee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coogee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of people in Coogee have finished high school and university than the state or national figures. Over half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than double the national average. This makes it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very high here, with 82.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 24 percentage points above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coogee, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, as 54.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the state average of 27.8% and the national figure of 26.3%.
54.6% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 54.6%
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 Coogee, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.3%, followed by society and culture at 16.7% and health at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a very high average advantage score and are generally larger than in most other areas. While there are 46 schools within 3 km, there are only 1.03 schools for every 1,000 children.
1.03
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 91% 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).
499
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,127
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coogee
46 schools — 21,967 students, average ICSEA 1,127.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 15 · Independent 13
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 10 · Combined 8
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 205 | 1,159 |
| Coogee Public School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 361 | 1,154 |
| Claremont College, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 265 | 1,201 |
| Brigidine College Randwick, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 851 | 1,114 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Clovelly | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 163 | 1,148 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 472 | 1,160 |
| Clovelly Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 513 | 1,161 |
| Sydney Childrens Hospital School, Randwick | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | — | — |
| Marcellin College, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 964 | 1,100 |
| Centennial Park School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 53 | 1,055 |
| Randwick High School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,461 | 1,071 |
| South Coogee Public School, South Coogee | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 376 | 1,095 |
| Randwick Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 853 | 1,155 |
| Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 102 | 1,165 |
| St Catherine's School, Waverley | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,122 | 1,156 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 454 | 1,122 |
| Emanuel School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 849 | 1,186 |
| The Joseph Varga School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 8 | 1,119 |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School, Randwick North | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 139 | 1,134 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| Bronte Public School, Bronte | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 257 | 1,176 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 308 | 1,161 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 773 | 1,118 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 484 | 1,128 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 263 | 1,150 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| Maroubra Bay Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 269 | 1,055 |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 187 | 1,126 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| The Bowen College, Maroubra | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 15 | 910 |
| Montessori East, Bondi | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 80 | 1,188 |
| St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School, Maroubra | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 388 | 1,109 |
| Bondi Public School, Bondi | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 464 | 1,139 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 412 | 1,145 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 702 | 1,083 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Woollahra | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 196 | 1,164 |
| Reddam House, Woollahra | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | — | 1,203 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School, Bellevue Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 573 | 1,156 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| Woollahra Public School, Woollahra | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 667 | 1,193 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11015/coogee/topic/education