60.3% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kembla Grange · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kembla Grange
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 60% of residents in Kembla Grange have completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While school completion is strong, university degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state. This mix creates a workforce with a high level of basic schooling and a strong base of trade qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little more than 60% of people finished Year 12, which is slightly above the New South Wales and national figures. This is a much higher proportion of school leavers than in most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kembla Grange, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the state average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.1% of residents.
24.1% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 Kembla Grange, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.1%, followed by society and culture at 16% and engineering at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18 schools within 3km, which is more than 88% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, with two-thirds being government-run.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
451
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kembla Grange
18 schools — 8,110 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Cedars Christian College - Aspire, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 13 | 1,094 |
| Cedars Christian College, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 661 | 1,067 |
| Farmborough Road Public School, Unanderra | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 226 | 961 |
| Craig Davis College, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 45 | 825 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Dapto | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 623 | 1,038 |
| Illawarra Christian School, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 800 | 1,091 |
| Hayes Park Public School, Kanahooka | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 601 | 972 |
| Kanahooka High School, Kanahooka | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 581 | 912 |
| Unanderra Public School, Cordeaux Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 348 | 992 |
| Mount Kembla Public School, Mount Kembla | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 159 | 1,050 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Unanderra | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 371 | 1,066 |
| Berkeley West Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 157 | 868 |
| Dapto Public School, Horsley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 790 | 1,006 |
| Dapto High School, Dapto | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 988 | 968 |
| Koonawarra Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 192 | 838 |
| Lakelands Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 370 | 952 |
| Illawarra Sports High School, Berkeley | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 926 | 937 |
| Berkeley Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 259 | 926 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kembla Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12100/kembla-grange/topic/education