34.3% ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coodanup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coodanup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.3% of residents in Coodanup finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap is reflected in the local workforce, where high-level university degrees are much less common than in most other areas. The community relies more heavily on trade and vocational certificates for their skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people have completed Year 12 here than in the rest of the state, with only 34.3% finishing. This is 24 percentage points lower than the Western Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →Coodanup splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Coodanup, with only 6.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.7% of residents.
6.9% ▲ +47.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Coodanup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 18.2%, followed by Management and Commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coodanup has 11 schools within 3 km, though there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. The schools are generally larger than average, and the vast majority (81.8%) are government-run.
1.35
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
539
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coodanup
11 schools — 5,930 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Coodanup College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 886 | 911 |
| Mandurah Catholic College, Mandurah | Catholic | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,604 | 1,030 |
| Dudley Park Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 402 | 904 |
| Greenfields Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 427 | 928 |
| Riverside Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 449 | 933 |
| Riverside Education Support Centre, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 82 | 988 |
| Foundation Christian College, Greenfields | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 714 | 1,037 |
| Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 285 | 918 |
| John Tonkin College Education Support Centre, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 32 | 939 |
| John Tonkin College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 799 | 972 |
| North Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 250 | 914 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coodanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50320/coodanup/topic/education