27.7% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Kempsey · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Kempsey
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 31 percentage points separates South Kempsey from the national average for Year 12 completion. Only 27.7% of residents finished high school, and just 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures are far below those of New South Wales and the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much lower than most areas at 27.7%. For many residents, the highest year of school completed was Year 10, which accounts for 32.1% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Kempsey, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with the typical adult holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 8.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state figure of 27.8%.
8.4% ▲ +49.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 South Kempsey, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 13.0% and engineering at 12.6%. Health and management qualifications also make up about 10% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3km, which is more than 82% of similar areas. While school sizes are around the middle, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
7.43
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
321
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
897
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Kempsey
10 schools — 3,208 students, average ICSEA 897.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Kempsey Adventist School, Kempsey | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 458 | 953 |
| Kempsey South Public School, Kempsey | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 129 | 767 |
| Macleay Vocational College, South Kempsey | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 88 | 787 |
| Melville High School, Kempsey | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 355 | 849 |
| Kempsey East Public School, Kempsey | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 180 | 875 |
| Kempsey West Public School, West Kempsey | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 422 | 794 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, West Kempsey | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 332 | 991 |
| Kempsey High School, Kempsey | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 584 | 848 |
| St Paul's College, West Kempsey | Catholic | Secondary | 6.8 km | 641 | 999 |
| Green Hill Public School, West Kempsey | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 19 | 712 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13604/south-kempsey/topic/education