48.6% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kilmore East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kilmore East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Kilmore East have finished high school or earned a degree compared to the state and national figures. Only 48.6% of people have completed Year 12, which is a significant gap when compared to Victoria's 61.8%. This pattern of lower formal qualification levels defines the educational landscape of the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population, 48.6%, has completed Year 12, which is far below both the Victorian and Australian figures. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 14.5% and Year 11 at 12.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kilmore East, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 17.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the national average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IVs at 25.5% and diplomas at 21.3%.
17.1% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Kilmore East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Bachelor degree (26%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Kilmore East are most commonly in Engineering and related fields at 15.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.8% and Health at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, and half are Catholic, with the rest split equally between government and independent sectors.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
635
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
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 East
4 schools — 2,538 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| International Maarif Schools of Australia – Melbourne Campus, Kilmore | Independent | Primary | 6.1 km | 25 | 1,080 |
| Kilmore Primary School, Kilmore | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 477 | 964 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Kilmore | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 581 | 1,049 |
| Assumption College, Kilmore | Catholic | Secondary | 6.5 km | 1,455 | 1,050 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kilmore East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21353/kilmore-east/topic/education