56.2% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kiama Downs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kiama Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher proportion of adults in Kiama Downs hold university degrees compared to most similar areas. While roughly 28% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, about 56% of residents completed Year 12, which is slightly below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.2% of people finished Year 12, a figure that sits a little below both the New South Wales and Australian averages. Other common results include 26.3% reaching Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kiama Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 27.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure.
27.7% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 Downs splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by engineering at 16.0% and education at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,078, which is much higher than most areas. There are three primary schools within 3km, two-thirds of which are government run.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
391
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 87% 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 Downs
3 schools — 1,174 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Minnamurra Public School, Minnamurra | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 464 | 1,068 |
| Kiama Public School, Kiama | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 347 | 1,064 |
| Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Kiama | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 363 | 1,104 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kiama Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12125/kiama-downs/topic/education