33.0% ▲ +59.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Koonawarra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Koonawarra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 46% of adults in Koonawarra hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification. This is a community where formal education levels are much lower than most other areas. Only 33% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Australian average of 58.8%, with only 33% of people in Koonawarra finishing school. One third of residents listed Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →Koonawarra splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 7.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
7.4% ▲ +133.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Koonawarra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 16.9%, followed by Society and culture at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a lower school advantage score than most areas, though its schools are much larger on average. There are 8 schools within 3km, and 87.5% are government-run.
1.30
Lower than 86% 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).
561
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Koonawarra
8 schools — 4,491 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2
| Koonawarra Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 192 | 838 |
| Lakelands Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 370 | 952 |
| Kanahooka High School, Kanahooka | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 581 | 912 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Dapto | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 623 | 1,038 |
| Hayes Park Public School, Kanahooka | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 601 | 972 |
| Dapto High School, Dapto | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 988 | 968 |
| Mount Brown Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 346 | 975 |
| Dapto Public School, Horsley | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 790 | 1,006 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koonawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12196/koonawarra/topic/education