61.0% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingsley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kingsley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A little more than 61% of adults in Kingsley have completed Year 12, which is a higher rate than both the state and national figures. This education level helps explain why the area has a high number of university degrees and strong school advantage scores. It is a well-qualified community where university education is common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, sitting at 61%. This is a little above the Western Australia figure of 58% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kingsley, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the state rate, though it sits a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
25.3% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kingsley splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kingsley has an average school advantage score of 1,065, which is much higher than most areas. There are 45 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.48
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 91% 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).
519
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,065
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kingsley
45 schools — 23,365 students, average ICSEA 1,065.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Halidon Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 190 | 1,058 |
| Goollelal Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 249 | 1,059 |
| The Montessori School, Kingsley | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 166 | 1,120 |
| Dalmain Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 278 | 1,077 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Woodvale | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 454 | 1,087 |
| Creaney Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 379 | 1,064 |
| Creaney Education Support Centre, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 72 | 1,056 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| West Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 382 | 1,051 |
| Woodvale Secondary College, Woodvale | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,251 | 1,066 |
| Greenwood College, Greenwood | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 944 | 1,038 |
| St Stephen's School, Duncraig | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 2,137 | 1,120 |
| Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 336 | 1,013 |
| Glengarry Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 396 | 1,104 |
| Madeley Primary School, Madeley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 475 | 1,052 |
| Liwara Catholic Primary School, Greenwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 394 | 1,092 |
| North Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Padbury Catholic Primary School, Padbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 427 | 1,108 |
| Marangaroo Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 188 | 967 |
| Hawker Park Primary School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 228 | 1,073 |
| Warwick Senior High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 811 | 988 |
| South Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 373 | 1,067 |
| West Coast Secondary Education Support Centre, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 114 | 1,023 |
| Duncraig Senior High School, Duncraig | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,851 | 1,079 |
| Kingsway Christian College, Darch | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,379 | 1,118 |
| Pearsall Primary School, Pearsall | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 624 | 1,045 |
| School Of Special Educational Needs: Sensory, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 144 | — |
| Davallia Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 553 | 1,122 |
| School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement, Padbury | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 39 | 923 |
| Duncraig Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 459 | 1,105 |
| West Coast Language Development Centre, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 302 | 1,033 |
| Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 160 | 1,058 |
| Ashdale Secondary College, Darch | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,854 | 1,039 |
| Bambara Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 268 | 1,063 |
| Ashdale Primary School, Darch | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 682 | 1,047 |
| Poynter Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Sorrento Primary School, Sorrento | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 442 | 1,109 |
| Craigie Heights Primary School, Craigie | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 365 | 1,036 |
| Hillarys Primary School, Hillarys | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 522 | 1,088 |
| Rawlinson Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 405 | 952 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Girrawheen | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 334 | 997 |
| Hudson Park Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 212 | 937 |
| Whitford Catholic Primary School, Craigie | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 637 | 1,092 |
| Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 458 | 899 |
| Springfield Primary School, Kallaroo | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 232 | 1,053 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50764/kingsley/topic/education