69.9% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kangaroo Ground · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kangaroo Ground
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning shape daily life in Kangaroo Ground, where 69.9% of residents finished Year 12. This is far above the national figure and reflects a community with very strong educational attainment across the board.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with nearly 70% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kangaroo Ground, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is among the highest at this level, as 36.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
36.6% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 36.6%
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 Ground, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common at 15.8%, followed by engineering at 14.8% and management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 9 schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. Local schools have an advantage score of 1,073, which is much higher than most areas.
4.85
Higher than 58% 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).
355
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,073
Higher than 86% 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 Ground
9 schools — 3,192 students, average ICSEA 1,073.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Kangaroo Ground Primary School, Kangaroo Ground | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 203 | 1,085 |
| Eltham College, Research | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 639 | 1,139 |
| Research Primary School, Research | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 219 | 1,092 |
| Wattle Glen Primary School, Wattle Glen | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 147 | 1,055 |
| Panton Hill Primary School, Panton Hill | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 147 | 1,070 |
| Wonga Park Primary School, Wonga Park | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 412 | 1,080 |
| Diamond Valley College, Diamond Creek | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 818 | 1,020 |
| Diamond Creek East Primary School, Diamond Creek | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 466 | 1,066 |
| Hurstbridge Primary School, Hurstbridge | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 141 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kangaroo Ground [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21294/kangaroo-ground/topic/education