58.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kyneton South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kyneton South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas define Kyneton South. While nearly 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the proportion of people who finished Year 12 is’ much lower than the state figure at 58%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 58%, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kyneton South, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 28.6% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average.
28.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 Kyneton South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 28.4%, followed by health and society and culture, which each account for 9.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools within 3 km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have an average advantage score of 1,051, which is much higher than most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
447
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 79% 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 South
5 schools — 2,233 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Tylden Primary School, Tylden | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 125 | 1,078 |
| Sacred Heart College, Kyneton | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 888 | 1,070 |
| Kyneton High School, Kyneton | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 627 | 1,008 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary, Kyneton | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 286 | 1,081 |
| Kyneton Primary School, Kyneton | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 307 | 1,048 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kyneton South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21415/kyneton-south/topic/education