27.0% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kilkivan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kilkivan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Kilkivan have finished high school or university compared to other areas. Only 27% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on trade certificates and practical experience than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are among the lowest for similar areas at 27%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of schooling finished here is Year 10, reached by 31.4% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kilkivan splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (35%) and Year 12 (30%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.9% of residents.
6.7% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Kilkivan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 18.3%. Management and commerce follow at 13%, while Education and Society and Culture each account for 8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally smaller than those in most areas, with an average size of 112 students. There are 9.26 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas, and all local schooling is provided by government-run combined schools.
9.26
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
112
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kilkivan
1 school — 112 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Kilkivan State School, Kilkivan | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 112 | 934 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kilkivan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31529/kilkivan/topic/education