35.2% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kadina · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kadina
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Kadina have finished school and university than in 2011, though overall levels remain low. While the share of residents completing Year 12 rose to 35.2%, this is still far below the national figure of 58.8%. Most adults here hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.2% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though the rate has risen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kadina, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is among the lowest for this level and far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 41.6% of the population.
8.6% ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Kadina, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 16.5%, followed by Society and culture at 13.3% and Management and commerce at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kadina has three schools with 1,578 total enrolments, and these are generally larger than those in most similar areas. Two-thirds of these schools are government-run and provide combined primary and secondary education.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.22
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Lower than 90% 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).
1,578
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
526
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 79% 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 Kadina
5 schools — 1,782 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 2
| Harvest Christian College, Kadina | Independent | Combined | 9.7 km | 302 | 983 |
| Kadina Memorial School, Kadina | Government | Combined | 9.9 km | 1,184 | 951 |
| Wallaroo Mines Primary School, Kadina | Government | Primary | 10.6 km | 92 | 899 |
| St Mary MacKillop School, Wallaroo | Catholic | Combined | 17.7 km | 139 | 968 |
| Wallaroo Primary School, Wallaroo | Government | Primary | 18.3 km | 65 | 865 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kadina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405041124/kadina/topic/education