26.5% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kandos · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Kandos
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 26.5% of people in Kandos have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This level of schooling is much lower than most similar areas. While these numbers have risen slightly since 2011, the town continues to have a very low proportion of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the New South Wales average, with 33% of residents peaking at Year 10 and 21.7% finishing at Year 9 or below. The share of people finishing Year 12 rose 5.2 points since 2011 to reach 26.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kandos, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 36.7% of the total.
6.3% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Kandos, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 20.8%. Management and commerce follow at 10.6%, while society and culture accounts for 8.2%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kandos [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115090/kandos/topic/education