61.0% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingsley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kingsley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define the educational profile of Kingsley. About one in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, and 61% of residents have finished Year 12, reflecting a steady climb in educational achievement over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 8.4 percentage points since 2011 to 61.0%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kingsley, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 7.4 percentage points since 2011 to 25.3%, a figure that is a little above the Western Australian average.
25.3% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kingsley splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kingsley has more schools than about 80% of similar areas, providing 6 schools for 1,334 enrolments. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most areas, though the typical school size is much lower than most other places.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.48
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 86% 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).
1,334
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
222
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
Higher than 73% 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 Kingsley
45 schools — 23,365 students, average ICSEA 1,065.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Halidon Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 190 | 1,058 |
| Goollelal Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 249 | 1,059 |
| The Montessori School, Kingsley | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 166 | 1,120 |
| Dalmain Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 278 | 1,077 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Woodvale | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 454 | 1,087 |
| Creaney Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 379 | 1,064 |
| Creaney Education Support Centre, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 72 | 1,056 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| West Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 382 | 1,051 |
| Woodvale Secondary College, Woodvale | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,251 | 1,066 |
| Greenwood College, Greenwood | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 944 | 1,038 |
| St Stephen's School, Duncraig | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 2,137 | 1,120 |
| Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 336 | 1,013 |
| Glengarry Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 396 | 1,104 |
| Madeley Primary School, Madeley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 475 | 1,052 |
| Liwara Catholic Primary School, Greenwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 394 | 1,092 |
| North Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Padbury Catholic Primary School, Padbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 427 | 1,108 |
| Marangaroo Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 188 | 967 |
| Hawker Park Primary School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 228 | 1,073 |
| Warwick Senior High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 811 | 988 |
| South Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 373 | 1,067 |
| West Coast Secondary Education Support Centre, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 114 | 1,023 |
| Duncraig Senior High School, Duncraig | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,851 | 1,079 |
| Kingsway Christian College, Darch | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,379 | 1,118 |
| Pearsall Primary School, Pearsall | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 624 | 1,045 |
| School Of Special Educational Needs: Sensory, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 144 | — |
| Davallia Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 553 | 1,122 |
| School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement, Padbury | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 39 | 923 |
| Duncraig Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 459 | 1,105 |
| West Coast Language Development Centre, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 302 | 1,033 |
| Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 160 | 1,058 |
| Ashdale Secondary College, Darch | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,854 | 1,039 |
| Bambara Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 268 | 1,063 |
| Ashdale Primary School, Darch | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 682 | 1,047 |
| Poynter Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Sorrento Primary School, Sorrento | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 442 | 1,109 |
| Craigie Heights Primary School, Craigie | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 365 | 1,036 |
| Hillarys Primary School, Hillarys | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 522 | 1,088 |
| Rawlinson Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 405 | 952 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Girrawheen | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 334 | 997 |
| Hudson Park Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 212 | 937 |
| Whitford Catholic Primary School, Craigie | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 637 | 1,092 |
| Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 458 | 899 |
| Springfield Primary School, Kallaroo | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 232 | 1,053 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011078/kingsley/topic/education