38.2% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kangaroo Flat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kangaroo Flat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of adults in Kangaroo Flat hold a Certificate III or IV, marking a trend toward practical trade qualifications. The area faces a significant gap in formal schooling, with far fewer people finishing Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian average of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kangaroo Flat, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of the population, a figure far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. This result is around the middle for areas of this type.
12.9% ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Kangaroo Flat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 14.0%, followed closely by society and culture at 13.3% and management and commerce at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Government schools make up 88.9% of the local sector, with primary schools being the most common type.
2.19
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality 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).
351
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kangaroo Flat
9 schools — 3,156 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Bendigo Special Developmental School, Kangaroo Flat | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 167 | 940 |
| St Monica's School, Kangaroo Flat | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 284 | 1,032 |
| Crusoe 7-10 Secondary College, Kangaroo Flat | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 925 | 966 |
| Kangaroo Flat Primary School, Kangaroo Flat | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 313 | 908 |
| Big Hill Primary School, Big Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 221 | 980 |
| Spring Gully Primary School, Bendigo | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 426 | 1,056 |
| Golden Square Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 262 | 967 |
| Quarry Hill Primary School, Quarry Hill | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 324 | 1,037 |
| Specimen Hill Primary School, Golden Square | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 234 | 934 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kangaroo Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21293/kangaroo-flat/topic/education