41.8% ▲ +61.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Koyuga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Koyuga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Koyuga, where 39.6% of adults hold one. The area has a lower level of formal schooling and higher education compared to both the state and the nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national rate of 58.8%. About 24.5% of people stopped at Year 10, while 13.8% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Koyuga, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.3% of the population. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria and the 26.3% national average.
14.3% ▲ +111.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Koyuga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in Engineering and related fields are the most common at 20.1%, followed by Health at 15.6% and Agriculture and environment at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors, though they are smaller than most others.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
118
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Koyuga
2 schools — 235 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Patrick's School, Tongala | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 95 | 994 |
| Tongala Primary School, Tongala | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 140 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koyuga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21404/koyuga/topic/education