51.9% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Killingworth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Killingworth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Killingworth, though overall schooling levels remain well below the state average. While nearly one in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, just over half of the population has completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the 61.8% figure for Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Killingworth, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.4% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is well below the national average of 26.3%.
19.4% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 Killingworth, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 16.9%, followed by engineering and health, both at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three schools are located within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than average and two-thirds are government-run primary schools.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
149
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Killingworth
3 schools — 447 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Yea Primary School, Yea | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 128 | 1,005 |
| Sacred Heart School, Yea | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 36 | 959 |
| Yea High School, Yea | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 283 | 960 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Killingworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21350/killingworth/topic/education