49.8% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kalaru · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kalaru
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Kalaru, where over a quarter of adults hold a university degree. While the area sees a high proportion of degree holders, fewer people have finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8% and the state's 58.9%. This is higher than most similar areas, though many residents stopped at Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kalaru, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.6% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. This result is about the same as the Australian average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.4%.
25.6% ▲ +52.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 Kalaru, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Kalaru are spread across several fields, led by Health at 14.2% and Management and Commerce at 13.3%. Engineering and Education also make up a significant share of the local study backgrounds.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school is government-run and has a size of 171 students, which is lower than most areas. It also has an advantage score of 1,048, which is much higher than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
171
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,048
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kalaru
1 school — 171 students, average ICSEA 1,048.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tathra Public School, Tathra | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 171 | 1,048 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kalaru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12059/kalaru/topic/education