37.0% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingston On Murray · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kingston On Murray
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Kingston On Murray compared to the rest of the country. Only 37% of residents completed Year 12, which is 22 percentage points lower than the national figure. This trend extends to higher education, where the share of adults with a university degree is also far below state and national levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the South Australian figure, with only 37% of people reaching this milestone. Other common highest school years include Year 11 at 25.6% and Year 10 at 15.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kingston On Murray, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (29%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37% of residents.
11.0% ▲ +39.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Kingston On Murray, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 23.4%, followed by Management and Commerce at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most other areas, with an average size of 62 students. The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children and all existing schools are government primary schools.
25.00
Higher than 91% 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).
62
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kingston On Murray
2 schools — 124 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Kingston-on-Murray Primary School, Kingston On Murray | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 17 | 898 |
| Cobdogla Primary School, Cobdogla | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 107 | 983 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingston On Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40699/kingston-on-murray/topic/education