39.0% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kyvalley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kyvalley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Kyvalley finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 39% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where the rate of university degrees is much lower than both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 22.7% of people stopped at Year 10, and 19% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kyvalley, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 12.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 38.7%.
12.1% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 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 Kyvalley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (18%) and Agriculture and environment (15.3%), followed by Health at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are evenly split between the government and Catholic sectors.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
454
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kyvalley
4 schools — 1,816 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 2
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2
| St Augustine's College, Kyabram | Catholic | Combined | 4.5 km | 691 | 1,012 |
| Tongala Primary School, Tongala | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 140 | 965 |
| Kyabram P-12 College, Kyabram | Government | Combined | 5.9 km | 890 | 943 |
| St Patrick's School, Tongala | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 95 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kyvalley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21416/kyvalley/topic/education