61.9% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Keilor · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Keilor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 61.9% of Keilor residents have completed Year 12. This reflects a significant rise in schooling levels over the last decade, helping the area move ahead of most other similar places in terms of education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has risen 11 points since 2011, meaning more people now finish Year 12 than in the past. This result is about the same as the Victorian average and notably higher than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Keilor, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is also on the rise, with 27.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a jump of 9 points since 2011, placing Keilor a little above the national average.
27.4% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
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 Keilor, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 22.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Keilor has a few very large schools, with an average size of 816 students, which is among the highest for this level. These schools have an advantage score of 1,100, which is much higher than most other areas.
19
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.79
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15,505
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
816
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,100
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Keilor
19 schools — 15,505 students, average ICSEA 1,100.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | — | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| Overnewton Anglican Community College - Yirramboi Campus, Keilor | Independent | Combined | — | 2,146 | 1,118 |
| Strathmore Secondary College, Strathmore | Government | Secondary | — | 1,958 | 1,086 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | — | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | — | 727 | 1,083 |
| Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East | Government | Secondary | — | 697 | 1,004 |
| Strathmore North Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | — | 632 | 1,116 |
| St Peter's School, Keilor East | Catholic | Primary | — | 561 | 1,085 |
| Avondale Primary School, Avondale Heights | Government | Primary | — | 433 | 1,074 |
| St Vincent de Paul's School, Strathmore | Catholic | Primary | — | 431 | 1,124 |
| St John Bosco's School, Niddrie | Catholic | Primary | — | 413 | 1,108 |
| Keilor Primary School, Keilor | Government | Primary | — | 374 | 1,044 |
| Strathmore Primary School, Strathmore | Government | Primary | — | 304 | 1,104 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | — | 299 | 1,052 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Avondale Heights | Catholic | Primary | — | 279 | 1,074 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Keilor | Catholic | Primary | — | 255 | 1,077 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East | Government | Primary | — | 254 | 1,049 |
| Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | — | 153 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Keilor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21001/keilor/topic/education