64.2% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kenthurst · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kenthurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels shape daily life in Kenthurst, where a large proportion of adults hold university degrees. This is a well-educated area where 64.2% of residents finished Year 12, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, with 64.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is 5.4 percentage points above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kenthurst, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national average. The most common qualification is a bachelor degree at 28.9%.
27.3% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kenthurst splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional fields dominate the local workforce, with 23.3% of qualifications in management and commerce and 14.9% in engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have some of the highest advantage scores. There are 33 schools within 3km, with about half being government run.
4.14
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 89% 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).
621
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,113
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kenthurst
33 schools — 20,496 students, average ICSEA 1,113.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 9 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 10 · Secondary 5
| Annangrove Public School, Annangrove | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 142 | 1,096 |
| Hillside Public School, Glenorie | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 25 | 1,041 |
| Kenthurst Public School, Kenthurst | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 187 | 1,040 |
| Middle Dural Public School, Middle Dural | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 31 | 1,007 |
| St Madeleine's Primary School, Kenthurst | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 388 | 1,064 |
| Marian Catholic College, Kenthurst | Catholic | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,035 | 1,073 |
| North Kellyville Public School, North Kellyville | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 1,068 | 1,112 |
| Santa Sophia Catholic College (Secondary), Gables | Catholic | Secondary | 6.3 km | 999 | 1,078 |
| Santa Sophia Catholic College (Primary), Gables | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 884 | 1,104 |
| Our Lady of the Angels Primary School, Kellyville | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 600 | 1,105 |
| The Hills Grammar School, Kenthurst | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 1,208 | 1,164 |
| Rouse Hill High School, Rouse Hill | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 1,316 | 1,067 |
| Ironbark Ridge Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 754 | 1,156 |
| Australian International Academy, Kellyville Campus, North Kellyville | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 733 | 1,122 |
| Hills Adventist College, North Kellyville | Independent | Combined | 6.7 km | 823 | 1,150 |
| Galston High School, Galston | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 570 | 1,044 |
| Beaumont Hills Public School, Beaumont Hills | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 466 | 1,107 |
| Dural Public School, Dural | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 350 | 1,102 |
| Maraylya Public School, Maraylya | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 106 | 1,018 |
| Glenhaven Public School, Glenhaven | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 240 | 1,108 |
| Sherwood Ridge Public School, Kellyville | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 584 | 1,114 |
| Kellyville High School, Kellyville | Government | Secondary | 7.7 km | 869 | 1,086 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, Kellyville | Catholic | Primary | 7.8 km | 627 | 1,116 |
| Tallowood School, Kellyville | Government | Combined | 7.9 km | 98 | 1,034 |
| Redfield College, Dural | Independent | Combined | 7.9 km | 530 | 1,140 |
| Lorien Novalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education, Dural | Independent | Combined | 8.1 km | 238 | 1,103 |
| William Clarke College, Kellyville | Independent | Combined | 8.2 km | 1,951 | 1,162 |
| Kellyville Public School, Kellyville | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 855 | 1,136 |
| Samuel Gilbert Public School, Castle Hill | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 643 | 1,128 |
| Pacific Hills Christian School, Dural | Independent | Combined | 8.7 km | 1,475 | 1,118 |
| New Hope Christian School, Dural | Independent | Combined | 8.8 km | 49 | 1,071 |
| St Angela's Primary School, Castle Hill | Catholic | Primary | 8.9 km | 618 | 1,126 |
| Warrah Specialist School, Dural | Independent | Combined | 9.3 km | 34 | 1,065 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kenthurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12108/kenthurst/topic/education