31.0% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Koonoomoo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Koonoomoo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of qualified adults in Koonoomoo hold a Certificate III or IV, marking the most common qualification in the area. This is a place where formal schooling levels are much lower than typical, with only 31% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →Koonoomoo splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (34%) and Year 10 (30%), with Year 11 at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.7% of the population, a figure far below the national level of 26.3%.
7.7% ▼ -41.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Koonoomoo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 16.5%, followed by management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are small, with an average size of 87 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
87
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Koonoomoo
2 schools — 174 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Tocumwal | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 20 | 993 |
| Tocumwal Public School, Tocumwal | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 154 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koonoomoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21385/koonoomoo/topic/education