44.7% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kielvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kielvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Kielvale, held by 41.5% of adults. This community generally has lower levels of formal schooling and university degrees than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 32% of the population had Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kielvale, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.6%, far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 41.5% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV.
14.6% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 Kielvale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or certificates, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering at 17.8% and architecture and building at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kielvale has four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are typically small, with an average size of 107 students.
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).
107
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kielvale
4 schools — 429 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Condong Public School, Condong | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 49 | 948 |
| Murwillumbah East Public School, Murwillumbah | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 152 | 935 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, South Murwillumbah | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 161 | 1,011 |
| The Small School, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 67 | 1,071 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kielvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12130/kielvale/topic/education