39.7% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kergunyah South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kergunyah South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 39.7% of people in Kergunyah South finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the Victorian average. While high school completion is low, over a quarter of adults hold a university degree, placing the area much higher than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national and state figures, sitting at 39.7%. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 and Year 9 or below, both at 14.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kergunyah South, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (18%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.1% of adults, which is about the same as the national average. This result is much higher than most similar areas, with postgraduate degrees making up 12.5% of the total.
26.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kergunyah South splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Postgraduate degree at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of qualification at 18.8%. Agriculture and environment and management and commerce follow, each representing 12.5% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school within 3 km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school is among the smallest at its level with an average size of 23 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
23
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kergunyah South
1 school — 23 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dederang Primary School, Dederang | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 23 | 985 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kergunyah South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21331/kergunyah-south/topic/education