41.5% ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Killarney Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Killarney Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Killarney Vale have finished high school or university compared to state and national trends. Only 41.5% of people here completed Year 12, and just 12.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the national figure, with only 41.5% of people finishing their final year. About 31.8% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 12.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Killarney Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most other areas, with only 12.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Trade and vocational certificates are more typical, making up 40.5% of the highest qualifications held.
12.2% ▲ +81.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Killarney Vale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by society and culture at 11.7% and engineering at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Killarney Vale has 12 schools within 3 km, which is more than 84% of similar areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is larger than in most areas.
1.30
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
497
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Killarney Vale
12 schools — 5,966 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4
| Killarney Vale Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 477 | 963 |
| Brooke Avenue Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 420 | 931 |
| The Central Coast Montessori Primary School, Bateau Bay | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 66 | 1,100 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus, Long Jetty | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 756 | 987 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Shelly Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 606 | 1,057 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Tumbi Umbi | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 370 | 1,056 |
| Berkeley Vale Public School, Berkeley Vale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 524 | 988 |
| Bateau Bay Public School, Bateau Bay | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 614 | 1,029 |
| TLK Youth College, Berkeley Vale | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 58 | 904 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus, Tumbi Umbi | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 802 | 972 |
| The Entrance Public School, The Entrance | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 422 | 923 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Berkeley Vale Campus, Berkeley Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 851 | 959 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Killarney Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12139/killarney-vale/topic/education