26.8% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kains Flat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kains Flat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Kains Flat have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 26.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a community where most adults have not pursued formal higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are among the lowest at this level, with only 26.8% finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of schooling for residents is Year 10, at 32.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kains Flat, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 6.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 42% of residents.
6.3% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Kains Flat, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field of study is engineering and related subjects at 25.2%. Other notable fields include society and culture at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kains Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12057/kains-flat/topic/education