29.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kilgin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kilgin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school completion rates than most similar areas mark the educational profile of Kilgin. Only 29.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are also less common than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and national figures, at just 29.8%. The most common highest year of school completed in the area is Year 10, at 38.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kilgin, the largest group is Year 10 at 47%, followed by Year 12 (37%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. Instead, the most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.5% of residents.
11.1% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Kilgin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are creative arts at 26.1%, followed by health and management and commerce, which both stand at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two primary schools are located within 3 km of the area, though they are much smaller than most other schools. These consist of one government and one Catholic school.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
90
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kilgin
2 schools — 180 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Joseph's Primary School, Woodburn | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 83 | 984 |
| Woodburn Public School, Woodburn | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 97 | 922 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kilgin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12134/kilgin/topic/education