53.3% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Koonwarra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Koonwarra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of university-educated adults live in Koonwarra, giving the town a strong academic profile for its size. While the typical resident is more likely to hold a degree than people in similar areas, only about half of the community finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Koonwarra, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average.
26.5% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Koonwarra splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce, followed by engineering, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Koonwarra has one independent primary school, which is much smaller than most schools but carries a school advantage score much higher than most areas.
21.74
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
64
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,092
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Koonwarra
1 school — 64 students, average ICSEA 1,092.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Primary 1
| Koonwarra Village School, Koonwarra | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 64 | 1,092 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koonwarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21386/koonwarra/topic/education