72.7% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingsbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kingsbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of adults in Kingsbury now hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has risen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011. This high level of university education is matched by strong school results, with 72.7% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 72.7% of people finishing Year 12. This rate is 14 points higher than the Australian average and has risen 3.8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kingsbury, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 9 or below is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high proportion of university graduates, with 35.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Victorian figure of 29.2%.
35.6% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 35.6%
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 Kingsbury, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.6% and society and culture at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kingsbury has four schools with a total of 1,107 enrolments, and is home to a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Half of these schools are government run, while the others are split between Catholic and independent sectors.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.06
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
51
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,107
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
277
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kingsbury
51 schools — 22,015 students, average ICSEA 1,062.
By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 11 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 137 | 1,027 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 167 | 1,079 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 629 | 989 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 741 | 930 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 525 | 1,030 |
| Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 110 | 992 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Reservoir Views Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 288 | 1,034 |
| Reservoir East Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 276 | 935 |
| East Preston Islamic College, Preston | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 733 | 976 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| Preston North East Primary School, East Preston | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 201 | 955 |
| Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Reservoir | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 53 | 1,032 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Parade College, Bundoora | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,968 | 1,077 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Holy Name School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 205 | 1,078 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 367 | 1,060 |
| Yarra Me School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | — | — |
| St Pius X School, Heidelberg West | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 46 | 1,056 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Preston Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 646 | 1,113 |
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 149 | 1,060 |
| Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 75 | 946 |
| St John XXIII Primary School, Thomastown | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 228 | 1,035 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| Thomastown East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 331 | 1,062 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| Lalor East Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 213 | 966 |
| William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 140 | 1,002 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 478 | 977 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Mill Park Primary School, Mill Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 529 | 1,065 |
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| Thomastown Primary School, Thomastown | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 176 | 967 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 245 | 1,049 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 600 | 1,068 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021205/kingsbury/topic/education