30.1% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cobdogla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cobdogla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 30.1% of residents in Cobdogla completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This low level of secondary schooling is reflected in the qualifications of the adult population, where very few hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Many residents left school earlier, with 28.1% finishing at Year 11 and 19.7% at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Cobdogla splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (32%) and Year 11 (30%), with Year 10 at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 5.4% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47.6% of people.
5.4% ▲ +51.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Cobdogla, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 19%, followed by health at 12.7% and engineering at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cobdogla has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. There is one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than the usual school size.
16.95
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
107
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cobdogla
1 school — 107 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cobdogla Primary School, Cobdogla | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 107 | 983 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cobdogla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40273/cobdogla/topic/education