31.9% ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kempsey · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Kempsey
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Kempsey have finished high school and earned degrees than in 2011. While these figures have risen, the typical resident is still less likely to have completed Year 12 than most people across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.9% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a rise of 7.2 percentage points since 2011, though Year 10 remains the most common highest school year at 32.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kempsey splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.2% of the population, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 38.1% of residents.
10.2% ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Kempsey, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 13.3%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 20 schools with 4,327 enrolments, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in most other areas. Government schools make up 80% of the sector.
20
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.94
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4,327
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
216
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
903
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kempsey
20 schools — 4,327 students, average ICSEA 903.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| St Paul's College, West Kempsey | Catholic | Secondary | — | 641 | 999 |
| Kempsey High School, Kempsey | Government | Secondary | — | 584 | 848 |
| Kempsey Adventist School, Kempsey | Independent | Combined | — | 458 | 953 |
| Kempsey West Public School, West Kempsey | Government | Primary | — | 422 | 794 |
| Melville High School, Kempsey | Government | Secondary | — | 355 | 849 |
| South West Rocks Public School, South West Rocks | Government | Primary | — | 348 | 952 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, West Kempsey | Catholic | Primary | — | 332 | 991 |
| Aldavilla Public School, Yarravel | Government | Primary | — | 263 | 896 |
| Kempsey East Public School, Kempsey | Government | Primary | — | 180 | 875 |
| Crescent Head Public School, Crescent Head | Government | Primary | — | 167 | 987 |
| Frederickton Public School, Frederickton | Government | Primary | — | 130 | 890 |
| Kempsey South Public School, Kempsey | Government | Primary | — | 129 | 767 |
| Macleay Vocational College, South Kempsey | Independent | Secondary | — | 88 | 787 |
| Smithtown Public School, Smithtown | Government | Primary | — | 54 | 885 |
| Stuarts Point Public School, Stuarts Point | Government | Primary | — | 53 | 848 |
| Willawarrin Public School, Willawarrin | Government | Primary | — | 34 | 838 |
| Kinchela Public School, Kinchela | Government | Primary | — | 27 | 951 |
| Bellbrook Public School, Bellbrook | Government | Primary | — | 24 | 732 |
| Gladstone Public School, Gladstone | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 1,004 |
| Green Hill Public School, West Kempsey | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 712 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14350/kempsey/topic/education