45.0% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kiewa · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher share of adults with university degrees than most similar areas helps shape the professional profile of Kiewa. While 20.7% hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 45% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Victorian average, with only 45% of people finishing their final school year. About 24% of residents peaked at Year 10.
45.0% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Kiewa, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (16%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 36.8%. While more people hold university degrees here than in similar areas, the 20.7% rate remains well below the Australian average.
20.7% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Kiewa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, led by engineering and related subjects at 16.2%, followed by health at 15.0% and management and commerce at 13.0%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is smaller than most similar schools but has a higher advantage score than most areas.
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).
138
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 138 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kiewa Valley Primary School, Tangambalanga | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 138 | 1,010 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kiewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21344/kiewa/topic/education