55.5% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Coogee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Coogee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below national figures for higher education, Lake Coogee sees only 18.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than in most similar areas, there is a noticeable gap compared to the wider state and country. The area has a strong focus on vocational training and trade qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, the 55.5% completion rate is a little below the Western Australian figure and well below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Coogee, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are very common here, with 37.9% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. While 18.4% of adults have a university degree, this is well below the figures for both the state and Australia.
18.4% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Lake Coogee, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 21.3%, followed by management and commerce at 16.1%. Other common areas of study include health and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a higher advantage score than most similar areas, though there are few schools per child. There are 10 schools within 3km, and 80% of these are government-run primary schools.
1.01
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
307
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lake Coogee
10 schools — 3,069 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 1
| St Jerome's Primary School, Lake Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 468 | 1,051 |
| Coogee Primary School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 605 | 1,064 |
| South Coogee Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 417 | 1,020 |
| Newton Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 299 | 1,017 |
| Spearwood Alternative School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 95 | 1,079 |
| Spearwood Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 114 | 954 |
| Yangebup Primary School, Yangebup | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 322 | 989 |
| Divine Mercy College, Yangebup | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 322 | 1,062 |
| Phoenix Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 344 | 1,045 |
| Southwell Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 83 | 794 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50816/lake-coogee/topic/education