35.4% ▲ +33.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kanwal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kanwal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Kanwal have completed secondary or tertiary education compared to most similar areas. Only 35.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, with university degrees being much less common here than across the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.4% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 29.5% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kanwal, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 37.6% of people.
9.5% ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Kanwal, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 16.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has fewer schools per child than most areas, though the typical school size is much larger. Most of the 11 schools within 3km are government-run, with 63.6% being primary schools.
1.49
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
605
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kanwal
11 schools — 6,654 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Kanwal Public School, Kanwal | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 500 | 942 |
| Wadalba Community School, Wadalba | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,414 | 941 |
| Warnervale Public School, Hamlyn Terrace | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 442 | 979 |
| Tuggerawong Public School, Tuggerawong | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 208 | 953 |
| Woongarrah Public School, Woongarrah | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 385 | 984 |
| Gorokan Public School, Gorokan | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 620 | 913 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Woongarrah | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,558 | 1,042 |
| Porters Creek Public School, Warnervale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 317 | 988 |
| Gorokan High School, Lake Haven | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 981 | 923 |
| Tacoma Public School, Tacoma | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 186 | 938 |
| HopeTown School, Wyong | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 43 | 797 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kanwal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12075/kanwal/topic/education