52.9% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kongwak · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kongwak
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of Kongwak residents have completed Year 12, marking a higher rate of school completion than most similar areas. While the community is more qualified than many nearby places, the typical resident is less likely to have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.9% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kongwak, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.3% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.3% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Kongwak, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.0% and society and culture at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
One government primary school serves the area, with a typical size of 32 students, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
32
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kongwak
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kongwak Primary School, Kongwak | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 32 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kongwak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21378/kongwak/topic/education