30.8% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kerang · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kerang
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than a third of people in Kerang have finished Year 12, reflecting a local workforce that relies more on practical training than university degrees. Only 9.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This creates a community where trade certificates are the most common way of getting qualified.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.8% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. About 21.5% of the population finished Year 10, while nearly one in five people left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kerang, the largest group is Year 12 at 34%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are very common here, with 39.5% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This contrasts with the low number of university degrees, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%.
9.2% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Kerang, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 14.7%, followed by Management and Commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7.67 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most similar areas, and five schools are located within 3 km. Most of these are government primary schools, though the typical school size is smaller than in most other areas.
7.67
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
134
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kerang
5 schools — 670 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Kerang Primary School, Kerang | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 57 | 856 |
| Kerang South Primary School, Kerang | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 106 | 958 |
| St Joseph's School, Kerang | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 142 | 1,019 |
| Kerang Technical High School, Kerang | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 244 | 948 |
| Kerang Christian College, Kerang | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 121 | 1,003 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kerang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21328/kerang/topic/education