47.7% ▲ +97.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Keely · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than half of adults in Keely finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the Victorian and national averages. This suggests a community where many residents left school early or hold trade-based certificates instead of university degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 31.8% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
47.7% ▲ +97.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Keely, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (12%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 12.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 60.7%.
12.2% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Keely, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Keely have a diverse range of backgrounds, with the most common being food, hospitality and personal services at 21.4% and society and culture at 17.9%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government secondary school within 3km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. This school is smaller than most, with an average size of 188 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
188
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 188 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Secondary 1
| Cohuna Secondary College, Cohuna | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 188 | 971 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Keely [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21313/keely/topic/education