80.3% ▲ +119.8%
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 80.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coogee · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Coogee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Coogee hold a bachelor's degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is matched by a strong record of school completion, with a huge increase in Year 12 finishes since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 44 points since 2011 to reach 80.3%. This is far above the New South Wales and national figures, which both sit at around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coogee, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher rose 39 points since 2011 to 51.6%. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with 18.8% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
51.6% ▲ +310.5%
Higher than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 51.6%
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 Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 25.1%, followed by society and culture at 16.3% and health at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coogee has 25 schools within 3km, which is more than about 68% of similar areas. The schools here are larger than most, with an average size of 570 students and a high school advantage score.
1.93
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 66% of state electorate 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).
13,676
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
570
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,134
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coogee
25 schools — 13,676 students, average ICSEA 1,134.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 8 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Clovelly | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 163 | 1,148 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 205 | 1,159 |
| Coogee Public School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 361 | 1,154 |
| Clovelly Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 513 | 1,161 |
| St Catherine's School, Waverley | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,122 | 1,156 |
| Claremont College, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 265 | 1,201 |
| Centennial Park School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 53 | 1,055 |
| Brigidine College Randwick, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 851 | 1,114 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 472 | 1,160 |
| Randwick Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 853 | 1,155 |
| Emanuel School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 849 | 1,186 |
| Marcellin College, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 964 | 1,100 |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School, Randwick North | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 139 | 1,134 |
| Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 102 | 1,165 |
| Sydney Childrens Hospital School, Randwick | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | — | — |
| The Joseph Varga School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 8 | 1,119 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley, Waverley | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 308 | 1,161 |
| Bronte Public School, Bronte | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 257 | 1,176 |
| St Clare's College, Waverley | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 773 | 1,118 |
| Randwick High School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,461 | 1,071 |
| Waverley Public School, Waverley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 263 | 1,150 |
| Moriah College, Bondi Junction | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,339 | 1,141 |
| Waverley College, Waverley | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 454 | 1,122 |
| South Coogee Public School, South Coogee | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 376 | 1,095 |
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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/sed/SED10021/coogee/topic/education