37.5% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kyogle · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kyogle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.5% of people in Kyogle finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is reflected in the local workforce, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the state and national figures, though the rate of people finishing Year 12 rose 6 percentage points since 2011. Currently, 32.1% of residents list Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kyogle, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.9% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV at 32.5%.
13.9% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
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 Kyogle, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Kyogle are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 13.2%, followed by Health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kyogle has 9 schools, which is among the largest number of schools for an area of this size. However, these schools are much smaller than in most other areas, with a typical size of 118 students.
9
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.21
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,060
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
118
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kyogle
13 schools — 1,114 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| The Risk Public School, The Risk | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 23 | 869 |
| Wiangaree Public School, Wiangaree | Government | Primary | 12.4 km | 17 | 932 |
| Collins Creek Public School, Collins Creek | Government | Primary | 18.2 km | 15 | 996 |
| Kyogle High School, Kyogle | Government | Secondary | 20.3 km | 307 | 912 |
| Kyogle Public School, Kyogle | Government | Primary | 20.5 km | 260 | 938 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Kyogle | Catholic | Primary | 20.6 km | 148 | 996 |
| Woodenbong Central School, Woodenbong | Government | Combined | 26.2 km | 159 | 848 |
| Stratheden Public School, Stratheden | Government | Primary | 28.7 km | 18 | 931 |
| Urbenville Public School, Urbenville | Government | Primary | 29.0 km | 8 | 959 |
| Barkers Vale Public School, Wadeville | Government | Primary | 30.6 km | 42 | 971 |
| Larnook Public School, Larnook | Government | Primary | 31.0 km | 11 | 886 |
| Rainbow Ridge School for Steiner Education, Lillian Rock | Independent | Combined | 32.2 km | 89 | 1,042 |
| Manifold Public School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 35.2 km | 17 | 911 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kyogle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021247/kyogle/topic/education