21.4% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coolbie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coolbie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 21.4% of people in Coolbie finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This sparsity of formal schooling is reflected in the local qualification levels, where very few adults hold a university degree. Most residents have left school with a Year 10 education or a trade certificate.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the lowest for similar areas, with only 21.4% finishing Year 12 compared to 58.8% nationally. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 32% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coolbie, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.9% of the population.
5.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Coolbie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study among those with qualifications are engineering at 23.4%, followed by management and commerce and creative arts, both at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, which is more than 66% of similar areas. These schools are very small, with an average size of 29 students and a low average advantage score.
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).
29
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
766
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coolbie
2 schools — 57 students, average ICSEA 766.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Mutarnee State School, Mutarnee | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 6 | 1,017 |
| Mungalla Silver Lining School, Mutarnee | Independent | Secondary | 7.7 km | 51 | 736 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coolbie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30681/coolbie/topic/education