59.1% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kiama Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kiama Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A striking gap in university qualifications marks Kiama Heights, where 33.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. The area is highly educated, with a strong leaning toward professional degrees and a high rate of high school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kiama Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 33.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state figure of 27.8%, with 29.4% holding a bachelor degree specifically.
33.7% ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Kiama Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, led by management and commerce at 17.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,059, which is much higher than most areas.
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).
490
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 81% 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 Heights
3 schools — 1,471 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Kiama High School, Kiama | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 761 | 1,036 |
| Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Kiama | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 363 | 1,104 |
| Kiama Public School, Kiama | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 347 | 1,064 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kiama Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12126/kiama-heights/topic/education