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Education & Qualifications in Cooma

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Few residents in Cooma (Vic.) have finished high school, with only 36.1% completing Year 12. This reflects a trend of lower formal education levels across the area compared to the rest of the state. The town has a small number of university graduates, and most qualified adults hold trade certificates instead.

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Where Cooma sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cooma — lower than 71% of areas.

Cooma9.9%
3616, VIC 14.5%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 36.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 29.2% of residents stopped after Year 10, while 13.9% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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36.1% —

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Cooma, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (23%).

Year 12 36.1% Year 10 29.2% Year 11 23.6% Year 9 or below 13.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon in Cooma (Vic.), where only 9.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with most qualifications being Certificate III or IVs at 32.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.9% —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Cooma, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (14%).

Certificate III / IV 32.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.4% Bachelor degree 10.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.1% Certificate I / II 6.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in Education and Management and Commerce, both at 18.4%. Engineering and related fields follow at 14.3%.

Field of qualification

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Cooma splits fairly evenly between Education (24%) and Management & commerce (24%), with Engineering & related at 18%.

Education 18.4% Management & commerce 18.4% Engineering & related 14.3% Society & culture 10.2% Architecture & building 8.2% Health 8.2%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20625/cooma/topic/education