44.7% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kangaroo Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kangaroo Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents hold higher qualifications in Kangaroo Island compared to most similar areas. While more people have finished school than in 2011, only 44.7% of the population has completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The share of people who finished Year 12 rose 6.6 points since 2011, but it remains well below the South Australian rate of 54.6%. About 18% of the population finished Year 11, while 17.5% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kangaroo Island, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 11 (20%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 17.2% of adults, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.6% of residents.
17.2% ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Kangaroo Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study include engineering and related subjects at 12.9%, followed by management and commerce at 10.8% and education at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, and it is a government-run combined school. While this single school is much larger than most in similar areas, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than elsewhere.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.28
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 98% 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).
710
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
710
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Lower than 58% 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 Kangaroo Island
1 school — 710 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Kangaroo Island Community Education, Kingscote | Government | Combined | 33.2 km | 710 | 998 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kangaroo Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011145/kangaroo-island/topic/education