54.8% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingscliff · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kingscliff
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 4 percentage points separates Kingscliff from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While about 54.8% of residents finished school, this is well below the New South Wales average. However, the area has a strong professional presence, with 25.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.8% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly a quarter of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kingscliff, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 25.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
25.2% ▲ +70.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kingscliff splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common at 18.9%, followed by education at 12.9% and health at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kingscliff has five schools within 3 km, more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger and have higher advantage scores than most, with 80% being government primary schools.
2.06
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
448
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kingscliff
5 schools — 2,239 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| St Anthony's Primary School, Kingscliff | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 323 | 1,066 |
| Kingscliff High School, Kingscliff | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 910 | 991 |
| Kingscliff Public School, Kingscliff | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 455 | 1,058 |
| Cudgen Public School, Cudgen | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 161 | 984 |
| Banora Point Public School, Banora Point | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 390 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12162/kingscliff/topic/education