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Education & Qualifications in Kurting

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 36 percentage points separates the rate of Year 12 completions in Kurting from the Victorian average. This sparsely populated area sees far fewer residents finishing high school or earning university degrees compared to the state and national figures.

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Where Kurting sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kurting — lower than 62% of areas.

Kurting11.8%
3517, VIC 8.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 25.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest level of schooling reached here is Year 11, completed by 31.4% of the population.

Completed Year 12

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25.5% —

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Kurting, the largest group is Year 11 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (17%).

Year 11 31.4% Year 12 25.5% Year 10 11.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 11.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.8% —

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Kurting, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 32%.

Certificate III / IV 34.5% Bachelor degree 20.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Kurting are most often in agriculture and the environment, held by 31% of those with a qualification. Other common fields include society and culture, engineering, and building.

Field of qualification

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In Kurting, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 41%, followed by Society & culture (18%) and Engineering & related (14%).

Agriculture & environment 31.0% Society & culture 13.8% Engineering & related 10.3% Architecture & building 10.3% Health 10.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Kurting — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kurting [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21410/kurting/topic/education