26.3% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingsford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kingsford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few areas have lower levels of formal schooling than Kingsford, where only 26.3% of people completed Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Most residents hold practical certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Roughly equal numbers of people reached Year 12 or Year 10 as their highest school level.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kingsford splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (33%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 11 at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 9.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average of 26.3%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 40.9%.
9.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Kingsford, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with engineering and food, hospitality and personal services both accounting for 22.7% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. The typical school here is much larger than most, with an average size of 672 students.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
672
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,005
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kingsford
6 schools — 4,031 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Trinity College Roseworthy, Roseworthy | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 192 | 1,037 |
| Roseworthy Primary School, Roseworthy | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 180 | 997 |
| Hewett Primary School, Hewett | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 400 | 1,006 |
| Xavier College - Head Campus, Gawler Belt | Catholic | Secondary | 5.7 km | 2,532 | 1,001 |
| Gawler East Primary School, Gawler East | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 374 | 987 |
| Immanuel Gawler, Gawler East | Independent | Primary | 6.2 km | 353 | 1,038 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40698/kingsford/topic/education