49.3% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coolangatta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coolangatta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Coolangatta (NSW) have finished high school compared to the state average, but those who have often hold higher qualifications than people in similar areas. While only 49.3% of residents completed Year 12, one in five adults holds a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 49.3% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Those who left earlier typically finished Year 10 (32.7%) or Year 11 (7.4%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coolangatta, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas despite being well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.5% of residents.
20.0% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 Coolangatta, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 16.5%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than most in similar areas but has a higher average advantage score.
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).
180
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coolangatta
1 school — 180 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Shoalhaven Heads Public School, Shoalhaven Heads | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 180 | 1,021 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11026/coolangatta/topic/education