65.5% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Copacabana · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Copacabana
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Copacabana have finished high school than in most similar areas, with 65.5% completing Year 12. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong record of further study, as the area is well above the national figure for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the state and national figures, sitting at 65.5%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Copacabana, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 30.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the New South Wales figure and well above the national average.
30.3% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Copacabana splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by society and culture at 13.7% and education at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score much higher than most areas, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. Both local schools are government primary schools.
1.81
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
357
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Copacabana
2 schools — 714 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Copacabana Public School, Copacabana | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 259 | 1,064 |
| Avoca Beach Public School, Avoca Beach | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 455 | 1,081 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Copacabana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11056/copacabana/topic/education