63.9% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kinross · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kinross
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Roughly 64% of Kinross residents have finished Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This shows a strong trend toward completing secondary school in an area where many adults also hold trade certificates. Higher education levels remain below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, reaching 63.9%. This is well above the 58.8% recorded across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kinross, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are common, with 35.7% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
19.5% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Kinross, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are Engineering and Management and Commerce, which both sit at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kinross has 15 schools within 3km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. While the average school size is much higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools available per 1,000 children.
1.45
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
583
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kinross
15 schools — 8,745 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Kinross Primary School, Kinross | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 700 | 1,035 |
| Kinross College, Kinross | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,027 | 1,029 |
| Burns Beach Primary School, Burns Beach | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 425 | 1,074 |
| Francis Jordan Catholic School, Currambine | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 319 | 1,085 |
| Currambine Primary School, Currambine | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 758 | 1,045 |
| Joondalup Primary School, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 381 | 1,024 |
| Joondalup Education Support Centre, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 132 | 1,032 |
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Joondalup | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,282 | 1,102 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 516 | 1,070 |
| Youth Futures Community School, Clarkson | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 367 | 912 |
| St Simon Peter Catholic Primary School, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 587 | 1,086 |
| Connolly Primary School, Connolly | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 384 | 1,062 |
| Prendiville Catholic College, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,086 | 1,073 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Clarkson | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 327 | 1,046 |
| Somerly Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 454 | 975 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kinross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50766/kinross/topic/education