42.5% ▲ +40.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cororooke · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cororooke
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 10.8% of adults in Cororooke hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a local workforce that relies more on trade certificates than university degrees. While few residents have higher degrees, the area has more schools within 3km than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it remains well under the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cororooke, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common, with 44.2% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This explains why the proportion of people with university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.
10.8% ▲ +117.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Cororooke, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 18.8%, followed by society and culture at 15.2%. Other notable areas of study include education and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are generally much smaller than most others and have a much lower average advantage score.
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).
60
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
930
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cororooke
3 schools — 181 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| St Brendan's School, Coragulac | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 37 | 977 |
| Lake Colac School, Colac | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 82 | 933 |
| Colac West Primary School, Colac | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 62 | 899 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cororooke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20646/cororooke/topic/education