46.3% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kilmore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kilmore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Kilmore, where 37.9% of adults hold one. This is an area where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 14.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Kilmore have finished Year 12 compared to most of the country. At 46.3%, this is far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kilmore, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in other areas. Only 14.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a gap of 15 points below the state average.
14.2% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Kilmore, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering (16.6%) and Management and Commerce (13.7%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kilmore has larger schools than most similar areas, with an average size of 519 students. While there are 5 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.27
Lower than 67% 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).
519
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,033
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kilmore
5 schools — 2,596 students, average ICSEA 1,033.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| International Maarif Schools of Australia – Melbourne Campus, Kilmore | Independent | Primary | 0.6 km | 25 | 1,080 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Kilmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 581 | 1,049 |
| Assumption College, Kilmore | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,455 | 1,050 |
| Kilmore Primary School, Kilmore | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 477 | 964 |
| Willowmavin Primary School, Willowmavin | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 58 | 984 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21352/kilmore/topic/education