45.2% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kings Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kings Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Kings Point hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification in the area. This reflects a workforce where trade and vocational skills are more typical than university degrees, with the local education profile sitting well below state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 32.8% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kings Point, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.2%, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Most residents hold vocational certificates, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 46.1%.
15.2% ▲ +72.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Kings Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in engineering and management and commerce are the most common, each held by 17.6% of qualified residents. Education (11.9%), architecture and building (10.0%), and society and culture (10.0%) also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3 km, both of which are government-run. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 924 students.
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).
924
Higher than 99% 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 Kings Point
2 schools — 1,848 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Ulladulla High School, Ulladulla | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,159 | 993 |
| Ulladulla Public School, Ulladulla | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 689 | 978 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kings Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12161/kings-point/topic/education