63.6% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cooroy Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cooroy Mountain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling define daily life in Cooroy Mountain, where 63.6% of residents have finished Year 12. This is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. The area is characterized by a highly qualified population with a strong focus on university and trade degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most other areas. At 63.6%, this is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cooroy Mountain, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas. While this is a little above the Queensland average, it sits a little below the national figure.
24.2% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cooroy Mountain splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (26%) and Certificate III / IV (25%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.2%. Other frequent fields of study include health and education, both at 13.6%, followed by engineering and building.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas. There are three schools within 3km, and the sector is split between government and independent providers.
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).
565
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cooroy Mountain
3 schools — 1,696 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Noosa District State High School, Cooroy | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 882 | 1,012 |
| Cooroy State School, Cooroy | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 336 | 1,006 |
| Noosa Christian College, Cooroy | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 478 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cooroy Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30706/cooroy-mountain/topic/education