57.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kinvara · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school advantage score of 1,061 marks Kinvara as a standout area for education compared to most similar places. While local schooling levels are slightly below the national figure, a strong quarter of adults hold university degrees, reflecting a well-qualified community.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 57.3%, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
57.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Kinvara, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but well below the state average of 27.8%.
24.1% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Kinvara splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (30%) and Bachelor degree (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in architecture and building at 14%, followed by management and commerce at 12.3%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary government schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas, though the typical school size of 197 students is lower than most.
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).
197
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
3 schools — 590 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Teven-Tintenbar Public School, Tintenbar | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 133 | 1,057 |
| Lennox Head Public School, Lennox Head | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 424 | 1,064 |
| Fernleigh Public School, Fernleigh | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 33 | 1,032 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kinvara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12173/kinvara/topic/education