44.5% ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coolagolite · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coolagolite
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Coolagolite have remained relatively steady, though the area sits well below state and national benchmarks. Only 44.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a significant gap compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far below the New South Wales and national figures, with only 44.5% of people finishing Year 12. About 28.3% of residents stopped their formal schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coolagolite, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.9% of the population, which is well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.3% of residents.
16.9% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 Coolagolite, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with architecture and building being the most common at 14.7%. Health and society and culture both follow at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coolagolite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11023/coolagolite/topic/education