52.6% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kilaben Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kilaben Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education is common in Kilaben Bay, where nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or more. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, the community sees a mix of professional degrees and vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kilaben Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.4% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national average. Trade qualifications are also common, with 32.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
24.4% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 Kilaben Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce at 20% and engineering at 19.5% being the most frequent.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nine schools are within 3 km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though they have a lower average advantage score than most areas.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
276
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kilaben Bay
9 schools — 2,485 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 1
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kilaben Bay | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 194 | 1,023 |
| Toronto Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 201 | 910 |
| Toronto High School, Toronto | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 952 | 961 |
| Rathmines Public School, Rathmines | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 311 | 996 |
| Biraban Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 163 | 871 |
| Coal Point Public School, Coal Point | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 245 | 1,065 |
| Toronto Adventist School, Toronto | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 43 | 1,173 |
| Blackalls Park Public School, Blackalls Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 217 | 966 |
| Fennell Bay Public School, Fennell Bay | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 159 | 889 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kilaben Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12133/kilaben-bay/topic/education