38.8% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cooloongup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cooloongup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Cooloongup have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 38.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local profile where trade certificates are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, at just 38.8%. Around 29.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 10.2% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cooloongup, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44% of the population.
7.2% ▲ +52.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Cooloongup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; 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 studies at 20.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.1% and Society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cooloongup has 24 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most are government primary schools, and the typical school size is larger than in most other areas.
1.71
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 87% 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).
482
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
988
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cooloongup
24 schools — 11,557 students, average ICSEA 988.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Hillman Primary School, Hillman | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 256 | 925 |
| East Waikiki Primary School, Cooloongup | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 385 | 919 |
| Cooloongup Primary School, Cooloongup | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 312 | 913 |
| Kolbe Catholic College, Rockingham | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,270 | 1,046 |
| South Coast Baptist College, Waikiki | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,355 | 1,047 |
| Malibu School, Safety Bay | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 114 | 967 |
| SMYL Community College, Rockingham | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 252 | 905 |
| Rockingham John Calvin School, Baldivis | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 137 | 1,026 |
| Waikiki Primary School, Waikiki | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 291 | 958 |
| Bungaree Primary School, Rockingham | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 233 | 927 |
| Safety Bay Senior High School, Safety Bay | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,148 | 966 |
| Charthouse Primary School, Waikiki | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 451 | 965 |
| Rockingham Senior High School, Rockingham | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,035 | 954 |
| Rockingham Senior High School Education Support Centre, Rockingham | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 76 | 984 |
| Star of the Sea Primary School, Rockingham | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 638 | 1,041 |
| Rockingham Montessori School, Rockingham | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 272 | 1,033 |
| Baldivis Gardens Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 628 | 976 |
| Baldivis Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 612 | 982 |
| Rockingham Beach Primary School, Rockingham | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 406 | 993 |
| Rockingham Beach Education Support Centre, Rockingham | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 67 | 993 |
| Leda Primary School, Leda | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 366 | 912 |
| Leda Education Support Centre, Leda | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 73 | 961 |
| Safety Bay Primary School, Safety Bay | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 592 | 1,000 |
| Wellard Village Primary School, Wellard | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 588 | 999 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cooloongup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50329/cooloongup/topic/education