38.2% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coorow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coorow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.2% of Coorow residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This low rate of senior secondary completion is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with far fewer holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in most areas, with 38.2% of people reaching this milestone. Many residents finished their schooling earlier, with 30.9% having Year 10 as their highest level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coorow, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common in Coorow, where only 10.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most frequent qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.2% of residents.
10.5% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Coorow, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are Education at 21.1% and Engineering at 18.3%. Management and commerce follow at 11.3%, with Agriculture and environment at 8.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most schools with an average size of 40 students. This school has an advantage score of 966, which is lower 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).
40
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coorow
1 school — 40 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Coorow Primary School, Coorow | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 40 | 966 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coorow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50335/coorow/topic/education