38.7% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kimba · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Kimba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Kimba, where 35.6% of adults hold one. While university degrees are less common here than in most of the country, the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen by 7 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is lower than most similar areas, though the rate has climbed since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kimba, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.4% of the population, far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. This represents a small increase of 3.1 percentage points over the last decade.
10.4% ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Kimba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Kimba are most often in engineering and related fields at 16.1%, followed by management and commerce at 15.3% and health at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school with 187 enrolments, which is smaller than about 83% of similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 992, which is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.57
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
187
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
187
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kimba
1 school — 187 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Kimba Area School, Kimba | Government | Combined | — | 187 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43220/kimba/topic/education