57.8% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kirkham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kirkham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Seventeen schools within a short distance make Kirkham a highly serviced area for education. While most residents have finished their schooling, the proportion of adults with university degrees is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.8% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the New South Wales figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kirkham, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than in the rest of Australia, with 22.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.9% of residents.
22.9% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kirkham splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 26.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 585 students. Most of these schools are government-run primary schools.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
585
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kirkham
17 schools — 9,940 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Aspect Macarthur School, Cobbitty | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 135 | 1,032 |
| Mater Dei School, Camden | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 129 | 993 |
| Elderslie High School, Elderslie | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 857 | 988 |
| Yandelora School, Narellan | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 118 | 1,017 |
| Narellan Public School, Narellan | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 291 | 969 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Camden | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 622 | 1,047 |
| Camden Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 313 | 1,041 |
| Elderslie Public School, Elderslie | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 539 | 1,011 |
| Macarthur Anglican School, Cobbitty | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,177 | 1,125 |
| Harrington Park Public School, Harrington Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 731 | 1,035 |
| Cobbitty Public School, Cobbitty | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 360 | 1,021 |
| Mawarra Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 386 | 1,017 |
| Elizabeth Macarthur High School, Narellan | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,400 | 1,014 |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Narellan Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 685 | 1,052 |
| Spring Farm Public School, Spring Farm | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 866 | 1,009 |
| Narellan Vale Public School, Narellan Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 619 | 1,006 |
| Camden South Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 712 | 1,021 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kirkham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12180/kirkham/topic/education