60.6% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Monaro · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Monaro
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Monaro have finished their schooling and higher degrees than a decade ago. Year 12 completion rose by 7.0 percentage points since 2011, and about 25.8% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This is the most common highest level of schooling in the area.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Monaro, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.8% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure rose by 5.1 percentage points since 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common award at 28.1%.
25.8% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 Monaro, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by society and culture at 13.8% and engineering at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Monaro has 36 schools within 3km of residents, which is more than about 88% of similar areas. While these schools are much smaller than most, government schools make up the bulk of the sector at 77.8%.
2.26
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 86% 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).
9,975
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
277
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Monaro
36 schools — 9,975 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 28 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 7 · Combined 7
| Bredbo Public School, Bredbo | Government | Primary | 15.3 km | 15 | 1,045 |
| Monaro High School, Cooma North | Government | Secondary | 16.3 km | 372 | 977 |
| Cooma North Public School, Cooma North | Government | Primary | 16.6 km | 227 | 955 |
| Snowy Mountains Christian School, Cooma North | Independent | Combined | 16.9 km | 50 | 1,005 |
| The Alpine School, Cooma | Independent | Primary | 17.1 km | 97 | 1,032 |
| Cooma Public School, Cooma | Government | Primary | 18.8 km | 238 | 971 |
| St Patrick's Parish School, Cooma | Catholic | Combined | 18.8 km | 457 | 1,037 |
| Adaminaby Public School, Adaminaby | Government | Primary | 40.0 km | 15 | 907 |
| Michelago Public School, Michelago | Government | Primary | 42.1 km | 45 | 990 |
| Berridale Public School, Berridale | Government | Primary | 46.9 km | 69 | 982 |
| Nimmitabel Public School, Nimmitabel | Government | Primary | 48.2 km | 11 | 920 |
| Captains Flat Public School, Captains Flat | Government | Primary | 59.1 km | 26 | 903 |
| Snowy Mountains Grammar School, Jindabyne | Independent | Combined | 65.2 km | 469 | 1,093 |
| Jindabyne Public School, Jindabyne | Government | Primary | 66.1 km | 283 | 1,032 |
| Jindabyne High School, Jindabyne | Government | Secondary | 66.1 km | 277 | 1,009 |
| The Anglican School Googong, Googong | Independent | Combined | 73.4 km | 455 | 1,129 |
| Googong Public School, Googong | Government | Primary | 73.5 km | 782 | 1,078 |
| Jerrabomberra Public School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Primary | 77.4 km | 865 | 1,107 |
| Jerrabomberra High School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Secondary | 77.9 km | 333 | 1,068 |
| Tirriwirri School, Karabar | Government | Combined | 79.7 km | 34 | 944 |
| Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 79.7 km | 419 | 939 |
| Karabar High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 79.8 km | 723 | 982 |
| Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 80.7 km | 361 | 997 |
| Finigan School of Distance Education, Queanbeyan | Government | Combined | 81.0 km | 84 | 1,067 |
| Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 81.1 km | 448 | 967 |
| St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan | Catholic | Primary | 81.2 km | 730 | 1,056 |
| Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 81.6 km | 387 | 988 |
| Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 82.1 km | 280 | 1,031 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Braidwood | Catholic | Primary | 89.0 km | 131 | 1,013 |
| Braidwood Central School, Braidwood | Government | Combined | 89.1 km | 306 | 1,005 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Bombala | Catholic | Primary | 91.7 km | 71 | 991 |
| Bombala High School, Bombala | Government | Secondary | 92.9 km | 148 | 946 |
| Bombala Public School, Bombala | Government | Primary | 93.0 km | 104 | 899 |
| Bungendore Public School, Bungendore | Government | Primary | 94.4 km | 444 | 1,047 |
| Bungendore High School, Bungendore | Government | Secondary | 94.5 km | 197 | 1,026 |
| Delegate Public School, Delegate | Government | Primary | 109.4 km | 22 | 982 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Monaro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10053/monaro/topic/education