44.4% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kelly · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kelly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Kelly has remained steady, with about 44% of residents finishing Year 12. While the area has a balanced mix of trade and higher education, university degrees are far less common here than in the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people finished high school here compared to the state and nation, with 44.4% completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kelly, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 11 (40%) and Year 10 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Kelly, where only 11.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national average, as most residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.9% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Kelly, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, with Engineering and Society and Culture both representing 18.5% of the total. Other common areas include food, hospitality, and health services.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government school, which is smaller than most similar schools. This combined school provides a mid-range advantage score for its level.
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).
187
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kelly
1 school — 187 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Kimba Area School, Kimba | Government | Combined | 13.5 km | 187 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40676/kelly/topic/education