51.2% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coimadai · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coimadai
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Coimadai finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, though this remains well below the national figure. The community is largely non-academic, with just 15.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This mix of schooling and qualifications reflects a workforce focused more on practical skills than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, but still far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. Another 19.6% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coimadai, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 15.7% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.6% of people.
15.7% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Coimadai, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are diverse, with the most common fields being engineering and related subjects at 24.3%, followed by management and commerce at 17.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coimadai has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, though the typical school size is much smaller. There is one primary government school within 3km.
15.87
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
71
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coimadai
1 school — 71 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Coimadai Primary School, Coimadai | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 71 | 994 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coimadai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20605/coimadai/topic/education