60.3% ▲ +91.1%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kenthurst · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Kenthurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong focus on learning defines Kenthurst (L), where the share of adults with a university degree has jumped nearly 10 percentage points since 2011. It is an area of high achievement, with 60.3% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has climbed sharply here, rising 29 points since 2011 to reach 60.3%. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and sits slightly above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kenthurst, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 24.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is much higher than most areas, it remains a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
24.7% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kenthurst splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.6%, followed by health at 13.5% and engineering at 11.8%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Kenthurst
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kenthurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122070/kenthurst/topic/education