50.7% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cockatoo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cockatoo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Cockatoo have finished high school or earned a degree compared to the state and national figures. Only 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (50.7%) have completed Year 12, a result that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cockatoo, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical certificates are the most common qualification here, with 39.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is far below the state average.
15.4% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Cockatoo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 16.8%, followed by society and culture at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are fewer schools per child than in most areas, there are six schools within 3km, which is more than 77% of similar places. Most of these are government-run primary schools.
2.00
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
307
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cockatoo
6 schools — 1,843 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Fernbrook School, The Basin | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 78 | 1,049 |
| Cockatoo Primary School, Cockatoo | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 306 | 1,009 |
| Gembrook Primary School, Gembrook | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 261 | 1,030 |
| Emerald Secondary College, Emerald | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 620 | 1,005 |
| Macclesfield Primary School, Macclesfield | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 133 | 1,017 |
| Emerald Primary School, Emerald | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 445 | 1,061 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cockatoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20600/cockatoo/topic/education