29.2% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cohuna · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cohuna
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 30% of residents in Cohuna completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the Victorian and national averages. This significant gap in school completion is reflected in the area's qualification levels, where university degrees are much less common than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 20.9% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cohuna, the largest group is Year 12 at 32%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.1% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.8% of residents.
10.1% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Cohuna, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 14.1%, followed by Health at 12.4% and Management and commerce at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cohuna has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with three schools within 3km. These schools are smaller than average, with two-thirds being government primary schools.
8.96
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
145
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower 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 Cohuna
3 schools — 436 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Cohuna Secondary College, Cohuna | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 188 | 971 |
| St Mary's School, Cohuna | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 92 | 997 |
| Cohuna Consolidated School, Cohuna | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 156 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cohuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20604/cohuna/topic/education