28.6% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
Education levels in Kingsford have remained low, with only 28.6% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, marking the area as one where few people have finished high school or pursued higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. About 28.1% of residents reached Year 10, while 15.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kingsford splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (34%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare in Kingsford, with only 2.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest across similar areas and sits far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
2.1% ▼ -61.8%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 72%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 16.8%, followed by Health at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by two government schools, though their average advantage score is among the lowest for similar areas. Half of these schools are primary and the other half are combined primary and secondary.
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).
245
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
793
Lower than 95% 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
2 schools — 489 students, average ICSEA 793.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Carnarvon Community College, East Carnarvon | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 447 | 769 |
| Carnarvon School Of The Air, Carnarvon | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 42 | 1,047 |
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Cite this page
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/SAL50763/kingsford/topic/education