50.0% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingswood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kingswood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Kingswood compared to the state average, where only 50% have completed Year 12. Despite this gap, the area has a higher proportion of adults with university degrees than most similar suburbs. This mix of educational levels defines the local workforce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 22% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kingswood, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.9% of adults.
20.1% ▲ +54.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 Kingswood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Kingswood are most common in management and commerce at 18.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12%. Other notable fields include society and culture, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 37 schools within 3km, among the largest number of schools at this level. While there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas, the typical school here is larger and has a higher advantage score than most.
2.35
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
Higher than 90% 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).
511
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kingswood
37 schools — 18,925 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 27 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Kingswood Public School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 499 | 1,048 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 310 | 1,019 |
| Cambridge Park High School, Cambridge Park | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 633 | 916 |
| St Dominic's College, Kingswood | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,010 | 1,008 |
| Kingswood High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,005 | 955 |
| Cambridge Park Public School, Cambridge Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 523 | 926 |
| Kingswood South Public School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 304 | 956 |
| Werrington Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 519 | 963 |
| Montgrove College, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 675 | 1,106 |
| Penrith High School, Penrith | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 930 | 1,186 |
| Putland School, Werrington | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 65 | 871 |
| Penrith Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 524 | 986 |
| Claremont Meadows Public School, Claremont Meadows | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 687 | 1,012 |
| Orchard Hills Public School, Orchard Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 242 | 995 |
| Penrith South Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 441 | 958 |
| Werrington County Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 319 | 961 |
| Wollemi College, Werrington | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 565 | 1,107 |
| St Nicholas of Myra Primary School, Penrith | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 169 | 1,068 |
| Kingswood Park Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 166 | 810 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, South Penrith | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 398 | 1,040 |
| Cambridge Gardens Public School, Cambridge Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 341 | 965 |
| Penrith Valley Learning Centre, Werrington | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 39 | 873 |
| Kurrambee School, Werrington | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 104 | 946 |
| Penrith Christian School, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 744 | 1,047 |
| Jamison High School, South Penrith | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 834 | 964 |
| York Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 515 | 973 |
| St Marys Senior High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 926 | 1,052 |
| St Marys Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 258 | 954 |
| Jordan Springs Public School, Jordan Springs | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 1,119 | 1,017 |
| Penrith Anglican College, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,214 | 1,101 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Jamisontown Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 317 | 980 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 80 | 832 |
| Surveyors Creek Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Braddock Public School, Cranebrook | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 332 | 880 |
| Cranebrook High School, Cranebrook | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 871 | 916 |
| Glenmore Park Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 455 | 994 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12171/kingswood/topic/education