48.2% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cooranbong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cooranbong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher university qualification rates than most similar areas mark Cooranbong as a place of varied learning. While 21.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the community shows a broad mix of skill levels and educational backgrounds.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to the wider region, with 48.2% completing Year 12. This is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cooranbong, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational skills are common, as 33.5% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV. While 21.5% have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.5% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 Cooranbong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with degrees have a wide range of expertise, led by management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by engineering at 14.5% and health at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Eight schools are located within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. However, there are only 1.42 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.42
Lower than 84% 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).
368
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cooranbong
8 schools — 2,947 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Avondale School, Cooranbong | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 977 | 1,055 |
| Cooranbong Public School, Cooranbong | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 330 | 948 |
| Dora Creek Public School, Dora Creek | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 139 | 939 |
| Morisset Public School, Morisset | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 156 | 919 |
| Morisset High School, Morisset | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 687 | 929 |
| Heritage College Lake Macquarie, Morisset | Independent | Combined | 6.3 km | 511 | 1,002 |
| St John Vianney Primary School, Morisset | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 118 | 961 |
| Awaba Public School, Awaba | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 29 | 940 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cooranbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11052/cooranbong/topic/education