34.9% ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kendall · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Kendall
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 40% of people in Kendall left school after Year 10, marking it as an area where many residents finish their formal schooling early. While the percentage of people finishing Year 12 has risen to 34.9%, this remains far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. This figure has risen by 7.1 points since 2011, though Year 10 remains the most common finishing point for local students.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kendall splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 12.3% of adults, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.8% of residents.
12.3% ▲ +81.1%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Kendall, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 14.6%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 14.1%.
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 Kendall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121056/kendall/topic/education