52.5% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kulin · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Kulin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of the adults in Kulin have completed Year 12, reflecting a steady rise in school completion over the last decade. While university degrees are much less common here than in the rest of Australia, the area has a strong base of trade and vocational qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is well below the national average, though it rose by 5.2 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kulin, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.2% of the population, a figure far below the national average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 27.3% of residents.
13.2% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Kulin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Kulin are most common in education (16.6%), agriculture and environment (13.5%), and engineering (12.9%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kulin has one government school with 115 enrolments, which is smaller than about 89% of similar areas. The school has a higher advantage score than most other areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.33
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
115
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
115
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kulin
1 school — 115 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Kulin District High School, Kulin | Government | Combined | — | 115 | 1,003 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kulin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54760/kulin/topic/education