33.2% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kew · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kew
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.2% of people in Kew have finished Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. This gap in formal schooling is mirrored in the qualification levels, where many adults hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most similar areas, with only 33.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 26 percentage points lower than both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kew splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.3% of people.
13.5% ▲ +87.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Kew, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 21.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3km, both of which are government run. These schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, though they have a lower advantage score.
4.74
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
551
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
957
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kew
2 schools — 1,102 students, average ICSEA 957.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Camden Haven High School, Laurieton | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 896 | 962 |
| Kendall Public School, Kendall | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 206 | 936 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12117/kew/topic/education