52.8% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Corunna · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Corunna
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of the people in Corunna have completed Year 12, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. While this represents the biggest educational achievement for the locality, the community also has a strong group of university-educated adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this is well below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Corunna, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.4% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
23.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 Corunna, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Health (16.7%) and Education (13.3%), followed by Engineering, Management, and Creative Arts each at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km, which is more than 66% of similar areas, although the average school advantage score of 946 is much lower than most areas.
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).
259
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Corunna
2 schools — 518 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Central Tilba Public School, Central Tilba | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 55 | 1,026 |
| Narooma High School, Narooma | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 463 | 936 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Corunna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11085/corunna/topic/education