35.6% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kensington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 35.6% of people in Kensington finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This low rate of secondary completion is mirrored in the qualification data, where very few residents hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Queensland and Australia, with the typical resident falling well below the state figure by 21 points. Around 30.6% of people stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kensington, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 6.9% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.2% of residents.
6.9% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Kensington, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 16.9%, and Management and commerce at 16.3%. Health and Education also make up a notable share of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kensington has more schools within 3km than 80% of similar areas, with 8 facilities available. These schools are generally larger than most, and three-quarters are government-run.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
664
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kensington
8 schools — 5,315 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Branyan Road State School, Branyan | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 453 | 974 |
| Avoca State School, Avoca | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 310 | 957 |
| Shalom College, Bundaberg | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,558 | 1,027 |
| Norville State School, Norville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 518 | 939 |
| Bundaberg Special School, Norville | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 106 | 961 |
| Bundaberg West State School, Bundaberg West | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 267 | 915 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg West | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 510 | 1,029 |
| Bundaberg State High School, Bundaberg South | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 1,593 | 944 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31507/kensington/topic/education