44.6% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cooma · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cooma
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Cooma have remained steady, with 17.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than many similar areas, it is well below the national figure. The town is well served by local schooling, offering a mix of government and independent options.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Cooma finished high school compared to the state and national figures, with only 44.6% completing Year 12. This is 14 percentage points lower than the New South Wales average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cooma, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult in Cooma is most likely to hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.8% of the population. While 18.7% have a bachelor degree, this is far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%.
17.2% ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Cooma, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 16%, followed closely by management and commerce at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cooma has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with six schools located within 3 km. Half of these are government schools, and the typical school size is 240 students.
5.45
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
240
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cooma
6 schools — 1,441 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Cooma Public School, Cooma | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 238 | 971 |
| St Patrick's Parish School, Cooma | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 457 | 1,037 |
| The Alpine School, Cooma | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 97 | 1,032 |
| Snowy Mountains Christian School, Cooma North | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 50 | 1,005 |
| Cooma North Public School, Cooma North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 227 | 955 |
| Monaro High School, Cooma North | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 372 | 977 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11036/cooma/topic/education