65.5% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingston Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kingston Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Kingston Beach hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. This is a highly educated community where 37.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is well above the Australian average, with 65.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Tasmania figure of 47.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kingston Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has some of the highest levels of qualification in the region. Beyond bachelor degrees, 19.5% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV and 14.2% have a postgraduate degree.
37.6% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 37.6%
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 Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 17.3%, followed by society and culture at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kingston Beach is served by eight schools within 3 km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools have a higher average advantage score and are typically larger than those in other areas.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
504
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% 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 Beach
8 schools — 4,030 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Kingston Primary School, Kingston | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 338 | 1,002 |
| Southern Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 312 | 1,059 |
| Calvin Christian School, Kingston | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 788 | 1,088 |
| Blackmans Bay Primary School, Blackmans Bay | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 257 | 1,035 |
| Kingston High School, Kingston | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 577 | 1,000 |
| Illawarra Primary School, Blackmans Bay | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 391 | 1,082 |
| Tarremah Steiner School, Huntingfield | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 247 | 1,128 |
| St Aloysius Catholic College, Huntingfield | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,120 | 1,018 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingston Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60308/kingston-beach/topic/education