40.5% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kukerin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kukerin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Kukerin have remained relatively low compared to the rest of the country. Only 40.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is mirrored in higher education, with very few adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Kukerin finished high school than in most other areas. Only 40.5% completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kukerin, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with just 11.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
11.4% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kukerin splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are natural and physical sciences and management and commerce, each making up 20% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a small government primary school with an average size of 32 students, which is much lower than most other areas.
47.62
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
32
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kukerin
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kukerin Primary School, Kukerin | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 32 | 1,012 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kukerin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50790/kukerin/topic/education