35.8% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kyabram · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kyabram
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Kyabram have completed high school or university than in most other areas, though these numbers are slowly climbing. Only 35.8% of residents finished Year 12, and just 10.9% hold a bachelor degree or higher, leaving the town far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian average at 35.8%, though this has risen 8.3 percentage points since 2011. For many locals, the highest year of school completed is Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kyabram, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 39.8%.
10.9% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Kyabram, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related studies at 17.0%, followed by Society and culture at 11.6% and Management and commerce at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kyabram has five schools with 1,851 enrolments, providing more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas. The system is split between Government schools (60%) and Catholic schools (40%).
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.45
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Lower 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).
1,851
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
370
Lower than 58% 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 Kyabram
7 schools — 1,893 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2
| Tongala Primary School, Tongala | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 140 | 965 |
| St Patrick's School, Tongala | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 95 | 994 |
| St Augustine's College, Kyabram | Catholic | Combined | 8.5 km | 691 | 1,012 |
| Kyabram P-12 College, Kyabram | Government | Combined | 9.8 km | 890 | 943 |
| Lancaster Primary School, Lancaster | Government | Primary | 13.9 km | 35 | 945 |
| Girgarre Primary School, Girgarre | Government | Primary | 18.1 km | 27 | 863 |
| Merrigum Primary School, Merrigum | Government | Primary | 18.1 km | 15 | 813 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kyabram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011407/kyabram/topic/education