55.5% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kyneton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kyneton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant gap exists between Kyneton and the state average for school completion, though it remains a highly educated hub. While only 55.5% of residents finished Year 12, the area stands out for having a high proportion of adults with university degrees compared to similar towns.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 55.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. About 14.1% of the population left school at Year 10, while 11.5% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kyneton, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong academic profile, with 26% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the national figure.
26.0% ▲ +79.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kyneton splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study include management and commerce at 14.3%, followed by society and culture at 13.4% and engineering at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kyneton provides good access to education with six schools within 3km, a number larger than about 77% of similar areas. These schools have an advantage score of 1,051, which is much higher than most areas.
3.16
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
363
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kyneton
6 schools — 2,179 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Kyneton Primary School, Kyneton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 307 | 1,048 |
| Kyneton High School, Kyneton | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 627 | 1,008 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary, Kyneton | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 286 | 1,081 |
| Sacred Heart College, Kyneton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 888 | 1,070 |
| Langley Primary School, Langley | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 2 | — |
| Malmsbury Primary School, Malmsbury | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 69 | 1,074 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kyneton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21414/kyneton/topic/education