39.5% ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Koo Wee Rup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Koo Wee Rup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Koo Wee Rup have finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 39.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the national figure, with only 39.5% of people finishing their final year of school. This is much lower than most areas, and 21.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Koo Wee Rup, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, while nearly half of the community hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.4% ▲ +71.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Koo Wee Rup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 18.5%, followed by society and culture at 12.9% and management and commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 75% of similar places. Most are government primary schools, and the average school size of 343 students is around the middle for its level.
3.27
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
343
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Koo Wee Rup
5 schools — 1,713 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Koo Wee Rup Primary School, Koo Wee Rup | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 314 | 972 |
| Koo Wee Rup Secondary College, Koo Wee Rup | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 846 | 964 |
| St John the Baptist's School, Koo Wee Rup | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 203 | 1,013 |
| Bayles Regional Primary School, Bayles | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 161 | 998 |
| Cardinia Primary School, Cardinia | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 189 | 976 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koo Wee Rup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21380/koo-wee-rup/topic/education