54.3% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coogee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coogee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels have become more common in Coogee over the last decade. While a typical adult here holds a Certificate III or IV, about 21% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 54.3% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coogee, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is more common here than in many similar places, with 20.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, though this is a little below the Western Australian figure.
20.8% ▲ +61.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 Coogee, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often in engineering and related fields at 22.2%, followed by management and commerce at 18.4% and health at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coogee has 11 schools within 3km, a larger number than about 83% of similar areas, and these schools have an advantage score higher than most.
1.18
Lower than 89% 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).
283
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coogee
11 schools — 3,109 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Coogee Primary School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 605 | 1,064 |
| St Jerome's Primary School, Lake Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 468 | 1,051 |
| Spearwood Alternative School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 95 | 1,079 |
| Newton Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 299 | 1,017 |
| Spearwood Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 114 | 954 |
| Phoenix Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 344 | 1,045 |
| South Coogee Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 417 | 1,020 |
| Southwell Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 83 | 794 |
| Fremantle Christian College, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 466 | 1,042 |
| Kerry Street Community School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 62 | 1,101 |
| Port School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 156 | 906 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50321/coogee/topic/education