37.9% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kyabram South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kyabram South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Kyabram South have remained relatively low compared to the rest of the state. Only 37.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This reflects a community where few adults hold university degrees or high school certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national average at 37.9%. This is much lower than the 58.8% seen across Australia, with many residents finishing school in Year 10 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kyabram South, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 9 or below (23%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.1% of the population, which is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30% of residents.
12.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Kyabram South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Graduate diploma / certificate (17%) and Certificate I / II (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with higher qualifications, 26.7% studied engineering and related fields. Other common areas of study include society and culture at 23.3% and management and commerce at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, though it is quite small with an average size of 15 students. This school also has one of the lowest advantage scores among similar areas.
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).
15
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
813
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kyabram South
1 school — 15 students, average ICSEA 813.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Merrigum Primary School, Merrigum | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 15 | 813 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kyabram South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21413/kyabram-south/topic/education