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Kioloa · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Kioloa

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Much lower school and qualification rates than most similar areas define Kioloa. Only 33.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

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📍 Kioloa, Suburb / Locality

Where Kioloa sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.2% ▲ +76.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kioloa — lower than 65% of areas.

Kioloa11.2%
2539, NSW 16.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over a third of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. Many residents stopped their schooling earlier, with 32% finishing at Year 10 and 15.8% leaving at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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33.2% ▲ +9.9%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Kioloa splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.

Year 12 33.2% Year 10 32.0% Year 9 or below 15.8% Year 11 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.2% of the population, far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.5% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.2% ▲ +76.1%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Kioloa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (14%).

Certificate III / IV 35.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.1% Bachelor degree 10.3% Postgraduate degree 8.4% Certificate I / II 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Architecture and Building, and Management and Commerce each accounting for 12.9% of degrees and certificates.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Kioloa — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kioloa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12174/kioloa/topic/education