51.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kiora · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kiora
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
One in four adults in Kiora holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While university qualifications are common, only 51.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian averages. Around 29.3% of residents stopped after Year 10, while 12.2% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kiora, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is high, with 25.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the New South Wales average.
25.6% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 Kiora, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Postgraduate degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional fields are well represented among those with degrees, with education being the most common area of study at 25%. Engineering, health, and management and commerce each account for 10.7% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kiora has three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government-run and primarily primary schools, though they have a lower average advantage score than most areas.
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).
285
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kiora
3 schools — 856 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Moruya Public School, Moruya | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 326 | 943 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Moruya | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 174 | 1,020 |
| Moruya High School, Moruya | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 356 | 922 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kiora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12175/kiora/topic/education