46.7% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kinglake West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kinglake West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Kinglake West have finished Year 12, reflecting a community where many residents have focused on practical skills rather than formal schooling. This is seen in the low proportion of university degrees, which sits at just 13.7%. Together, these figures show a local workforce shaped more by trade and vocational training than by high-level academic study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This gap is also seen compared to the national average, where completion is 12 percentage points higher.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kinglake West, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon, with 13.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 36.7% of residents.
13.7% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Kinglake West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 17.4%, followed by society and culture at 10.8% and architecture and building at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by three government primary schools, which are much smaller than those in most other areas. These schools have a high average advantage score of 1,013, which is higher than most areas.
3.64
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
80
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kinglake West
3 schools — 239 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Kinglake West Primary School, Kinglake West | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 130 | 993 |
| Middle Kinglake Primary School, Kinglake Central | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 81 | 1,025 |
| Strathewen Primary School, Strathewen | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 28 | 1,068 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kinglake West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21360/kinglake-west/topic/education