45.8% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coolana · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coolana
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Coolana have remained relatively steady, though the area sits well below national figures for higher schooling. Only 45.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the Queensland and national rates. Those who left school earlier most often stopped at Year 10, accounting for 28.2% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coolana, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.6% of the area, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 48.3% of residents.
14.6% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 Coolana, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Coolana are led by Engineering and related fields at 24.1%, followed by Management and Commerce at 13.8%. Society and Culture and Education also make up significant portions of the local study fields.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three government primary schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than most, with an average size of 96 students.
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).
96
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coolana
3 schools — 288 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Tarampa State School, Tarampa | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 93 | 961 |
| Prenzlau State School, Prenzlau | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 60 | 989 |
| Minden State School, Minden | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 135 | 975 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coolana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30679/coolana/topic/education