67.2% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingsbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kingsbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than two-thirds of Kingsbury residents have finished Year 12, making it a highly educated area. This is reflected in the fact that 34.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 67.2% of residents reaching this milestone. This is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kingsbury, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is prevalent in Kingsbury, where 34.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the state (29.2%) and national (26.3%) figures.
34.5% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 34.5%
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 Kingsbury, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 30 schools within 3 km of the area, which is among the largest number at this level. Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,032, which is higher than most areas.
4.46
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
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).
356
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,032
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kingsbury
30 schools — 10,318 students, average ICSEA 1,032.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 5 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 7 · Secondary 6
| Our Lady of the Way School, Kingsbury | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 167 | 1,079 |
| Kingsbury Primary School, Kingsbury | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 137 | 1,027 |
| Reservoir High School, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 629 | 989 |
| Reservoir East Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 276 | 935 |
| Reservoir Views Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 288 | 1,034 |
| Northern School For Autism, Reservoir | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 525 | 1,030 |
| Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Reservoir | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 53 | 1,032 |
| East Preston Islamic College, Preston | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 733 | 976 |
| Preston North East Primary School, East Preston | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 201 | 955 |
| Holy Name School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 205 | 1,078 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Reservoir Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| St Gabriel's School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 149 | 1,060 |
| Preston Primary School, Preston | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 646 | 1,113 |
| Yarra Me School, Preston | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | — | — |
| Norris Bank Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 110 | 992 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 741 | 930 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology, Preston | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 367 | 1,060 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| St Damian's School, Bundoora | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 378 | 1,080 |
| Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus, Reservoir | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 75 | 946 |
| Northside Christian College, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 643 | 1,102 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| William Ruthven Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 140 | 1,002 |
| William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 478 | 977 |
| Reservoir West Primary School, Reservoir | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 600 | 1,068 |
| St Joseph the Worker School, Reservoir | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 245 | 1,049 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 424 | 1,007 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21363/kingsbury/topic/education