33.2% ▲ +61.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kearsley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kearsley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of qualified adults in Kearsley hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a strong focus on trade and vocational skills. This is an area where formal schooling levels are much lower than the state and national figures, with only 33.2% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 33.2% of residents finishing school. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 39.5% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kearsley, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 6.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
6.5% ▲ +113.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Kearsley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 23.9%, followed by management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per child than most, with seven schools within 3 km. Most are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
6.25
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
245
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
896
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kearsley
7 schools — 1,713 students, average ICSEA 896.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Kearsley Public School, Kearsley | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 114 | 897 |
| Cessnock High School, Cessnock | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 616 | 892 |
| Cessnock Public School, Cessnock | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 276 | 876 |
| Cessnock East Public School, Cessnock | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 215 | 835 |
| Kitchener Public School, Kitchener | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 113 | 930 |
| Abermain Public School, Abermain | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 257 | 917 |
| Holy Spirit Infants School, Abermain | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 122 | 991 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kearsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12088/kearsley/topic/education