44.6% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coomandook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coomandook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Coomandook have remained relatively steady, though the area lags behind state and national benchmarks. Only 44.6% of residents have finished Year 12, and a small minority of adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. Around 33.8% of people stopped their schooling at Year 11, while 21.5% finished at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coomandook, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (34%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 7.7% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. Instead, most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.7% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 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 Coomandook, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 26.5%, followed by Architecture and building at 17.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government combined school in the area, which is smaller than most similar schools and has a lower advantage score than most areas.
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.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coomandook
1 school — 107 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Coomandook Area School, Coomandook | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 107 | 950 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coomandook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40300/coomandook/topic/education