61.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kunghur Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kunghur Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Kunghur Creek have finished high school than in most similar areas. While 61% of residents completed Year 12, the local education landscape is shaped by a mix of trade certificates and a small number of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is at 61%, which is a little above the national and state figures of around 59%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kunghur Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Many residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 42.9% of qualifications.
19.0% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 Kunghur Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Society and Culture being the most common at 17.9%. Architecture, Health, Creative Arts, and Hospitality each account for 14.3% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one independent combined school. While its average size of 55 students is much lower than most areas, it has a school advantage score that is much higher than most.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
55
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kunghur Creek
1 school — 55 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Aetaomah School, Terragon | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 55 | 1,057 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kunghur Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12222/kunghur-creek/topic/education