24.4% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Koondrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Koondrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than a quarter of people in Koondrook have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local profile where most adults hold trade-based qualifications rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 24.4% of residents completed Year 12, a result far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. The most common highest year of school completed in the area is Year 10 at 29.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Koondrook, the largest group is Year 10 at 33%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 6.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the area is driven by trade certificates, with 44.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
6.4% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Koondrook, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related topics at 17.4%, followed by Health at 11.5% and Management and commerce at 9.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Koondrook has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with three schools within 3km. All local schools are government-run and tend to be smaller than average.
6.10
Higher than 63% 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).
147
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Koondrook
3 schools — 440 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Koondrook Primary School, Koondrook | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 94 | 977 |
| Barham Public School, Barham | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 162 | 982 |
| Barham High School, Barham | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 184 | 951 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koondrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21384/koondrook/topic/education