22.2% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kennedy · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kennedy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 44% of residents in Kennedy left school in Year 9 or below, highlighting a significant gap in formal education. This is a place where only 22.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Most adults here hold a Certificate III or IV rather than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 22.2% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 38.9% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kennedy, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 9 or below (26%) and Year 12 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 5.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
5.5% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Kennedy, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Health and Education both at 10.4%. Other common fields include Architecture and Building at 8.3%, and Engineering and Agriculture both at 6.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kennedy has one primary school, which is a government facility. This school is much smaller than most, with an average size of 24 students and a school advantage score among the lowest for similar areas.
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).
24
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
786
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kennedy
1 school — 24 students, average ICSEA 786.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kennedy State School, Kennedy | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 24 | 786 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kennedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31506/kennedy/topic/education