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Education & Qualifications in Kyalite

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

Far fewer people have finished high school in Kyalite compared to the rest of the country. Only 45.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is a gap of 13 percentage points below the national and state figures. This trend of lower formal schooling is reflected in the qualifications of the adult population.

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Where Kyalite sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kyalite — lower than 62% of areas.

Kyalite11.8%
2715, NSW 8.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About 27.1% of the population left school at Year 10 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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45.8% —

Higher than 52% 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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In Kyalite, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (23%).

Year 12 45.8% Year 10 27.1% Year 9 or below 27.1% Year 11 16.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 28.1%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.8% —

Lower than 62% 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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Kyalite splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 28.1% Bachelor degree 25.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.8% Certificate I / II 12.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering, management, and commerce, both at 21.9%, followed by education at 15.6%.

Field of qualification

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Kyalite splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (27%) and Management & commerce (27%), with Education at 19%.

Engineering & related 21.9% Management & commerce 21.9% Education 15.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 12.5% Agriculture & environment 9.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Kyalite — 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 Kyalite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12230/kyalite/topic/education