63.6% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Keilor Lodge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Keilor Lodge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than six in ten people in Keilor Lodge have finished Year 12, a rate well above the national figure. This creates a community where most adults have a solid base of schooling, though higher university degrees are less common than in the wider state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 63.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Keilor Lodge, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most areas but remains well below the national average. Many residents hold trade or vocational certificates, with 28.5% having a Certificate III or IV.
22.7% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 Lodge splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 22.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger than in other areas, with an average size of 818 students. There are 15 schools within 3km, and the majority are government-run primary schools.
4.20
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
818
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher than 72% 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 Lodge
15 schools — 12,265 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Catholic Regional College North Keilor, Keilor Lodge | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 642 | 1,045 |
| Taylors Lakes Secondary College, Taylors Lakes | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,280 | 1,007 |
| Taylors Lakes Primary School, Taylors Lakes | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 678 | 1,029 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Keilor Downs | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 502 | 1,059 |
| Overnewton Anglican Community College - Yirramboi Campus, Keilor | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 2,146 | 1,118 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Keilor | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 255 | 1,077 |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College, Keilor Downs | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,223 | 1,004 |
| Monmia Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 180 | 985 |
| Keilor Views Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 396 | 1,019 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Sydenham | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 476 | 1,067 |
| Catholic Regional College Sydenham, Sydenham | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 974 | 1,028 |
| Mackellar Primary School, Delahey | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 300 | 993 |
| Sydenham - Hillside Primary School, Sydenham | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 993 | 1,012 |
| Copperfield College, Delahey | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,846 | 962 |
| Keilor Primary School, Keilor | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 374 | 1,044 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Keilor Lodge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21317/keilor-lodge/topic/education