52.3% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kilsyth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kilsyth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Kilsyth, held by 35.7% of adults. While higher qualifications are more common here than in many similar areas, the local numbers remain well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 52.3%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kilsyth, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is a higher proportion than in most similar areas, but it sits well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
19.5% ▲ +85.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Kilsyth, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16%, followed by engineering at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 29 schools within 3 km, among the largest number for an area of this level. Government primary schools are the most common, and the typical school advantage score is higher than most areas.
1.83
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
397
Higher than 59% 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 Kilsyth
29 schools — 11,503 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Gladesville Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 76 | 968 |
| Ghilgai School, Kilsyth | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 94 | 1,061 |
| St Richard's Primary School, Kilsyth | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 166 | 1,058 |
| Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 114 | 948 |
| Billanook Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 438 | 1,048 |
| Bayswater North Primary School, Bayswater North | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 211 | 1,015 |
| Montrose Primary School, Montrose | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 566 | 1,050 |
| Pembroke Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 91 | 923 |
| Ruskin Park Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 488 | 1,034 |
| Dorset Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 525 | 1,034 |
| Croydon Special Developmental School, Croydon South | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 106 | 976 |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 530 | 972 |
| Boronia Heights Primary School, Boronia | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 507 | 1,051 |
| St Peter Julian Eymard, Mooroolbark | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 583 | 1,036 |
| The Basin Primary School, The Basin | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 583 | 1,042 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, The Basin | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 255 | 1,069 |
| Billanook College, Mooroolbark | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 889 | 1,104 |
| Mooroolbark East Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 569 | 1,013 |
| Mount Dandenong Primary School, Mount Dandenong | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 152 | 1,078 |
| Croydon Primary School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 225 | 955 |
| Tinternvale Primary School, Ringwood East | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 328 | 1,062 |
| Sacred Heart School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 454 | 1,065 |
| Croydon Community School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 143 | 983 |
| Edinburgh College, Lilydale | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 590 | 1,083 |
| Mount Evelyn Christian School, Mount Evelyn | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 693 | 1,059 |
| Mooroolbark College, Mooroolbark | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 934 | 982 |
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 541 | 1,039 |
| Boronia K-12 College, Boronia | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 494 | 982 |
| Manchester Primary School, Mooroolbark | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 158 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kilsyth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21354/kilsyth/topic/education