48.0% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kensington Grove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kensington Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Kensington Grove hold university degrees, with only 10% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The area generally sees lower levels of formal schooling and higher-level qualifications than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population, 48%, has completed Year 12. This is far below the Australian average of 58.8% and well below the Queensland figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kensington Grove, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational certificates are the most common qualifications, with 49.2% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than in most other areas.
10.0% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Grove, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 20.4%, followed by management and commerce at 17.1% and society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. All local schools are government-run, though they tend to be smaller and have lower advantage scores than most.
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).
223
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% 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 Grove
3 schools — 668 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Hatton Vale State School, Hatton Vale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 551 | 969 |
| Lockrose State School, Lockrose | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 57 | 947 |
| Prenzlau State School, Prenzlau | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 60 | 989 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kensington Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31508/kensington-grove/topic/education