60.8% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Keilor · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Keilor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 60% of people in Keilor have finished Year 12, which is a much higher rate than in most similar areas. The suburb has a strong educational profile, with about a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This makes it a well-qualified community compared to many other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Keilor, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.9% of adults. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian figure of 29.2%.
24.9% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Keilor splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Keilor has 30 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically much larger than those in most areas and have a much higher average advantage score.
3.17
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
658
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Keilor
30 schools — 19,726 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 11 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Overnewton Anglican Community College - Yirramboi Campus, Keilor | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 2,146 | 1,118 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Keilor | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 255 | 1,077 |
| Keilor Primary School, Keilor | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 374 | 1,044 |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College, Keilor Downs | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,223 | 1,004 |
| Keilor Views Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 396 | 1,019 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Keilor Downs | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 502 | 1,059 |
| Catholic Regional College North Keilor, Keilor Lodge | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 642 | 1,045 |
| St Paul's Kealba Catholic School, Kealba | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 257 | 1,025 |
| Taylors Lakes Primary School, Taylors Lakes | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 678 | 1,029 |
| Taylors Lakes Secondary College, Taylors Lakes | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,280 | 1,007 |
| Monmia Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 180 | 985 |
| St Albans North Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 164 | 950 |
| Sacred Heart School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 282 | 953 |
| St Albans East Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 354 | 951 |
| Catholic Regional College St Albans, St Albans | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 582 | 932 |
| St Albans Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 256 | 955 |
| St Albans Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,715 | 962 |
| Mackellar Primary School, Delahey | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 300 | 993 |
| St Albans Heights Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 213 | 950 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 254 | 1,049 |
| St Peter's School, Keilor East | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 561 | 1,085 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Sydenham | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 476 | 1,067 |
| St Albans Meadows Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 425 | 984 |
| Catholic Regional College Sydenham, Sydenham | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 974 | 1,028 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 727 | 1,083 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| Jackson School, St Albans | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 322 | 969 |
| Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 697 | 1,004 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Avondale Heights | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 279 | 1,074 |
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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/sal/SAL21314/keilor/topic/education