57.8% ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kavel · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Kavel
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge jump in school completions marks the recent trend in Kavel, where the share of people finishing Year 12 rose 21 percentage points since 2011. This shift is mirrored in higher education, with adults holding a bachelor degree or higher increasing from 8.3% to 22.1% over the same period.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.8% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6% and slightly below the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kavel, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 22.1% of adults, a figure that is about the same as the state average but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.5% of the population.
22.1% ▲ +165.1%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 Kavel, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.0%, followed by society and culture at 14.0% and engineering at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are smaller than most areas with an average size of 422 students, though they have a higher average advantage score than most. Most of the 5,913 enrolments are in government schools, which make up 64.3% of the sector.
1.87
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 71% of state electorate 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).
5,913
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
422
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kavel
14 schools — 5,913 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Nairne School - Preschool and Primary, Nairne | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 399 | 1,009 |
| Littlehampton Primary School, Littlehampton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 336 | 1,036 |
| Oakbank School, Oakbank | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 337 | 993 |
| Cornerstone College, Mount Barker | Independent | Secondary | 5.7 km | 754 | 1,094 |
| St Francis de Sales College, Mount Barker | Catholic | Combined | 5.8 km | 1,047 | 1,051 |
| Mount Barker Primary School, Mount Barker | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 326 | 1,016 |
| St Mark's Lutheran School, Mount Barker | Independent | Primary | 6.7 km | 351 | 1,071 |
| Mount Barker High School, Mount Barker | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 1,061 | 1,010 |
| Woodside Primary School, Woodside | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 317 | 1,036 |
| Mount Barker Waldorf School, Mount Barker | Independent | Combined | 7.5 km | 321 | 1,087 |
| Mount Barker South Primary School, Mount Barker | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 399 | 1,011 |
| Lenswood Primary School, Lenswood | Government | Primary | 12.0 km | 39 | 1,026 |
| Lobethal Lutheran School, Lobethal | Independent | Primary | 12.5 km | 78 | 1,035 |
| Lobethal Primary School, Lobethal | Government | Primary | 12.8 km | 148 | 1,033 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kavel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40025/kavel/topic/education