6
Higher than 74% 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).
Polo Flat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Polo Flat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More schools than most similar areas are found in Polo Flat, with six schools located within three kilometres. While the number of facilities is high, the typical school size and advantage scores sit around the middle for areas of this level.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 46%, ahead of Year 10 (38%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Polo Flat, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 83%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Polo Flat, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 67%, ahead of Society & culture (67%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Half of the local schools are government-run, with 33.3% being independent and 16.7% Catholic. Most are primary schools, while 33.3% are combined and 16.7% are secondary.
240
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Polo Flat
6 schools — 1,441 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| The Alpine School, Cooma | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 97 | 1,032 |
| Monaro High School, Cooma North | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 372 | 977 |
| Snowy Mountains Christian School, Cooma North | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 50 | 1,005 |
| St Patrick's Parish School, Cooma | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 457 | 1,037 |
| Cooma North Public School, Cooma North | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 227 | 955 |
| Cooma Public School, Cooma | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 238 | 971 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Polo Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13250/polo-flat/topic/education