25.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cope · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cope
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap in schooling exists in Cope, where only 25.3% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, marking it as one of the lowest areas for school completion in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over a quarter of residents completed Year 12, while the most common highest year of school reached was Year 10 for 42.9% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cope, Year 10 is the majority at 51%; Year 12 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 5.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though over half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
5.3% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Cope, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 80%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 24.6%, followed by agriculture and environment at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common situation for about 59% of similar places.
0
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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11057/cope/topic/education