47.5% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
King Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in King Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in King Creek have finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 47.5% completing Year 12. While this is around the middle for similar areas, it remains well below the national figure. The community holds a varied mix of certificates and degrees, though the typical level of schooling is lower than across New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. About 30.7% of people stopped at Year 10, while 9.4% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In King Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Roughly one in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the state average. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualification, held by 37.5% of the population.
19.9% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 King Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.6%.
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. These schools are generally larger than most, though they have a much lower average advantage score than typical schools.
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).
453
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving King Creek
3 schools — 1,359 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Joseph's Primary School, Wauchope | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 277 | 1,011 |
| Wauchope Public School, Wauchope | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 624 | 900 |
| Wauchope High School, Wauchope | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 458 | 894 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in King Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12153/king-creek/topic/education