56.2% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Keilor Downs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Keilor Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 11 percentage points separates Keilor Downs from the Victorian average for adults with a bachelor degree or higher. While more people here have finished school than in many similar areas, the community still sits well below state and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but still a little below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Keilor Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.4% of the population, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV at 28.8%.
18.4% ▲ +53.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Keilor Downs splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 34 schools within 3 km, among the largest number of schools for an area of this size. These schools are typically much larger than those in most similar areas, with a typical size of 633 students.
2.65
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
633
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% 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 Downs
34 schools — 21,533 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Keilor Views Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 396 | 1,019 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Keilor Downs | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 502 | 1,059 |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College, Keilor Downs | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,223 | 1,004 |
| Monmia Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 180 | 985 |
| St Albans North Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 164 | 950 |
| Taylors Lakes Primary School, Taylors Lakes | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 678 | 1,029 |
| Taylors Lakes Secondary College, Taylors Lakes | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,280 | 1,007 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Keilor | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 255 | 1,077 |
| Sacred Heart School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 282 | 953 |
| St Paul's Kealba Catholic School, Kealba | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 257 | 1,025 |
| Catholic Regional College St Albans, St Albans | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 582 | 932 |
| St Albans Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 256 | 955 |
| Overnewton Anglican Community College - Yirramboi Campus, Keilor | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 2,146 | 1,118 |
| Catholic Regional College North Keilor, Keilor Lodge | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 642 | 1,045 |
| Mackellar Primary School, Delahey | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 300 | 993 |
| Stevensville Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 185 | 930 |
| Victoria University Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,350 | 967 |
| St Albans East Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 354 | 951 |
| Copperfield College, Delahey | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,846 | 962 |
| St Albans Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,715 | 962 |
| Keilor Primary School, Keilor | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 374 | 1,044 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 453 | 957 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 124 | 969 |
| St Albans Heights Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 213 | 950 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 367 | 966 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Sydenham | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 476 | 1,067 |
| Gilson College, Taylors Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,102 | 1,073 |
| Albanvale Primary School, Albanvale | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 313 | 950 |
| Catholic Regional College Sydenham, Sydenham | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 974 | 1,028 |
| Taylors Hill Primary School, Taylors Hill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 575 | 1,027 |
| University Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 229 | 999 |
| St Albans Meadows Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 425 | 984 |
| Jackson School, St Albans | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 322 | 969 |
| Sydenham - Hillside Primary School, Sydenham | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 993 | 1,012 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Keilor Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21315/keilor-downs/topic/education