50.4% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kersbrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kersbrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Kersbrook hold university degrees, with only 16.4% of adults reaching this level. This makes the area's educational profile much lower than the state and national figures. Most people here have focused on practical training rather than academic study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this 50.4% figure is well below the South Australian and national rates.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kersbrook, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical skills are common here, as 39.7% of the highest qualifications are Certificate III or IV. Only 16.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure.
16.4% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 Kersbrook, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 20.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.5% and Health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools within 3km, both of which are government-run. These schools are much smaller than most elsewhere, with an average size of 75 students.
5.03
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
75
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kersbrook
2 schools — 149 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Kersbrook Primary School, Kersbrook | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 62 | 994 |
| Gumeracha Primary School, Gumeracha | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 87 | 1,021 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kersbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40684/kersbrook/topic/education