32.2% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kyogle · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kyogle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school or university in Kyogle than in most similar areas. Only 32.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures of around 59%. This pattern of lower formal schooling extends into higher education, where university degrees are less common than in other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.2% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. The most common highest year of schooling reached was Year 10 at 33.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kyogle splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.1% of residents.
10.7% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Kyogle, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Health at 13.1% and Engineering and related fields at 12.1%. Society and culture accounts for 11.8% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kyogle has 6.91 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. While the average school size of 238 is around the middle for its level, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
6.91
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
238
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kyogle
3 schools — 715 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Brigid's Primary School, Kyogle | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 148 | 996 |
| Kyogle Public School, Kyogle | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 260 | 938 |
| Kyogle High School, Kyogle | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 307 | 912 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kyogle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12237/kyogle/topic/education