51.7% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kilsyth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kilsyth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents in Kilsyth have a taste for further study, with university degrees and school completion rates both climbing since 2011. While the area's typical qualification level remains well below the state and national figures, the trend is moving upward.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. However, this is a significant improvement from 2011, when the rate was just 40.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kilsyth, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has nearly doubled since 2011 to reach 19.2%. Despite this growth, this figure is still well below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
19.2% ▲ +87.4%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 Kilsyth, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce (15.9%), followed by engineering (14.6%) and society and culture (13.2%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kilsyth has four primary schools, which is more than about 59% of similar areas, though the average school size of 113 students is much lower than most places.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.16
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 64% 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).
450
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
113
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 50% 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 Kilsyth
27 schools — 10,721 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Gladesville Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 76 | 968 |
| Ghilgai School, Kilsyth | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 94 | 1,061 |
| St Richard's Primary School, Kilsyth | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 166 | 1,058 |
| Billanook Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 438 | 1,048 |
| Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 114 | 948 |
| Montrose Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 566 | 1,050 |
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 211 | 1,015 |
| Pembroke Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 91 | 923 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 488 | 1,034 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 525 | 1,034 |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 530 | 972 |
| St Peter Julian Eymard, Mooroolbark | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 583 | 1,036 |
| Boronia Heights Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 507 | 1,051 |
| Croydon Special Developmental School, Croydon South | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 106 | 976 |
| The Basin Primary School, The Basin | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 583 | 1,042 |
| Mount Dandenong Primary School, Mount Dandenong | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 152 | 1,078 |
| Billanook College, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 889 | 1,104 |
| Mooroolbark East Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 569 | 1,013 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, The Basin | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 255 | 1,069 |
| Mount Evelyn Christian School, Mount Evelyn | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 693 | 1,059 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 225 | 955 |
| Edinburgh College, Lilydale | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 590 | 1,083 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 143 | 983 |
| Mooroolbark College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 934 | 982 |
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 541 | 1,039 |
| Boronia K-12 College, Boronia | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 494 | 982 |
| Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 158 | 955 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kilsyth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051277/kilsyth/topic/education