55.4% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kiama · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kiama
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher share of adults hold university degrees in Kiama than in most similar areas. While 30.3% of residents have a bachelor degree or higher, the percentage of people who finished Year 12 is well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.4% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kiama, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 30.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
30.3% ▲ +55.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kiama splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by education at 14.0% and engineering at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,061, which is much higher than most areas. There are four schools within 3km, and 75% of the schools are government-run primary institutions.
2.61
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
484
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kiama
4 schools — 1,935 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Kiama Public School, Kiama | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 347 | 1,064 |
| Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Kiama | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 363 | 1,104 |
| Kiama High School, Kiama | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 761 | 1,036 |
| Minnamurra Public School, Minnamurra | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 464 | 1,068 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12124/kiama/topic/education