27.6% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coonamia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coonamia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Coonamia have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 27.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27.6% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the South Australian average of 54.6%. The most common highest year of schooling completed is Year 11 at 35.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coonamia, the largest group is Year 11 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 6.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 53.7% of people.
6.3% ▼ -36.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Coonamia, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 34.1%, followed by Society and Culture at 29.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than average, though the school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
427
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coonamia
5 schools — 2,136 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Solomontown Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 183 | 881 |
| John Pirie Secondary School, Port Pirie | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 691 | 894 |
| Risdon Park Primary School, Port Pirie | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 300 | 944 |
| St Mark's College - Bosco Campus, Port Pirie | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 945 | 1,002 |
| Mid North Education Centre, Port Pirie | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 17 | 873 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coonamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40305/coonamia/topic/education