56.8% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Keilor Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Keilor Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Keilor Downs hold a university degree compared to the state average. While 18.8% of residents have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure. This gap exists alongside a growing trend of residents finishing school and gaining higher qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is well below the Victorian average. This is an improvement for the area, as the rate rose 6.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Keilor Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than in most of Australia, with the typical highest qualification being a Certificate III or IV. However, the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
18.8% ▲ +49.4%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Keilor Downs splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Keilor Downs has more schools than about 71% of similar areas, with 5 schools serving 2,558 students. Most are primary schools, and 60% are government run.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.41
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 86% 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).
2,558
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
512
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 51% 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 Keilor Downs
46 schools — 28,130 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 13 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| St Albans North Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 164 | 950 |
| St Paul's Kealba Catholic School, Kealba | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 257 | 1,025 |
| Sacred Heart School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 282 | 953 |
| Catholic Regional College St Albans, St Albans | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 582 | 932 |
| Keilor Views Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 396 | 1,019 |
| St Albans East Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 354 | 951 |
| St Albans Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 256 | 955 |
| St Albans Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,715 | 962 |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College, Keilor Downs | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,223 | 1,004 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Keilor Downs | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 502 | 1,059 |
| St Albans Heights Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 213 | 950 |
| Monmia Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 180 | 985 |
| Victoria University Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,350 | 967 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Keilor | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 255 | 1,077 |
| St Albans Meadows Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 425 | 984 |
| Stevensville Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 185 | 930 |
| Keilor Primary School, Keilor | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 374 | 1,044 |
| University Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 229 | 999 |
| Jackson School, St Albans | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 322 | 969 |
| Taylors Lakes Primary School, Taylors Lakes | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 678 | 1,029 |
| Holy Eucharist School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 548 | 972 |
| Overnewton Anglican Community College - Yirramboi Campus, Keilor | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,146 | 1,118 |
| Taylors Lakes Secondary College, Taylors Lakes | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,280 | 1,007 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 453 | 957 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 124 | 969 |
| Mackellar Primary School, Delahey | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 300 | 993 |
| Albanvale Primary School, Albanvale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 313 | 950 |
| Catholic Regional College North Keilor, Keilor Lodge | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 642 | 1,045 |
| Copperfield College, Delahey | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,846 | 962 |
| Furlong Park School For Deaf Children, Sunshine North | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 67 | 1,043 |
| Albion North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 184 | 967 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 367 | 966 |
| Gilson College, Taylors Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,102 | 1,073 |
| St Peter's School, Keilor East | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 561 | 1,085 |
| Taylors Hill Primary School, Taylors Hill | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 575 | 1,027 |
| Sunshine Christian School, Sunshine North | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 94 | 934 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Sydenham | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 476 | 1,067 |
| Catholic Regional College Sydenham, Sydenham | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 974 | 1,028 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 254 | 1,049 |
| St Bernadette's School, Sunshine North | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 333 | 1,005 |
| Sunshine North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 234 | 966 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 697 | 1,004 |
| Sydenham - Hillside Primary School, Sydenham | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 993 | 1,012 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Avondale Heights | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 279 | 1,074 |
| Avondale Primary School, Avondale Heights | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 433 | 1,074 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Keilor Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011332/keilor-downs/topic/education