49.2% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Keilor Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Keilor Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 14 percentage points separates Keilor Park from the Victorian average for high school completion. While more residents here finished Year 12 than in many similar areas, the overall level of schooling and university degrees remains well below state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just under half of residents (49.2%) completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%. About 21.1% of people finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Keilor Park, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 9 or below is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are more likely to be trade-based, with 33.3% holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 15.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%.
15.3% ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Keilor Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Keilor Park has more schools within 3km than about 88% of similar areas, with 18 institutions. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 781 students and a much higher advantage score than most areas.
18
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).
781
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,087
Higher than 89% 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 Park
18 schools — 14,052 students, average ICSEA 1,087.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Keilor Primary School, Keilor | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 374 | 1,044 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School, Keilor East | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 2,913 | 1,173 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School, Keilor East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 254 | 1,049 |
| St Christopher's School, Airport West | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 727 | 1,083 |
| Niddrie Primary School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 299 | 1,052 |
| St Peter's School, Keilor East | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 561 | 1,085 |
| Tullamarine Primary School, Tullamarine | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 206 | 997 |
| Essendon Keilor College, Keilor East | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 697 | 1,004 |
| Overnewton Anglican Community College - Yirramboi Campus, Keilor | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,146 | 1,118 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Keilor | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 255 | 1,077 |
| St Paul's Kealba Catholic School, Kealba | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 257 | 1,025 |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College, Keilor Downs | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,223 | 1,004 |
| Keilor Views Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 396 | 1,019 |
| Niddrie Autistic School, Niddrie | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 153 | 1,038 |
| St John Bosco's School, Niddrie | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 413 | 1,108 |
| Rosehill Secondary College, Niddrie | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,109 | 1,027 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Keilor Downs | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 502 | 1,059 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Keilor Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21319/keilor-park/topic/education