62.5% —
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Keysborough have finished high school than in most similar areas, with 62.5% completing Year 12. While the area has seen a rise in university degrees, there is a strong focus on trade and vocational qualifications for adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 62.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is a growing trend, with the number of people finishing high school rising by 5 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 22.8% of adults, which is well below the state average of 29.2%. However, this is an improvement from 2016, when only 18.3% held a degree.
22.8% —
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Keysborough has some of the largest schools around, with average sizes of 859 students and 15,461 total enrolments. Despite these large numbers, there are only 1.33 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.33
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower than 57% of state electorate 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).
15,461
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
859
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
18 schools — 15,461 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Haileybury College - Keysborough Boys, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 4,880 | 1,191 |
| Keysborough Primary School, Springvale South | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 382 | 964 |
| Lighthouse Christian College, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 827 | 1,082 |
| Resurrection School, Keysborough | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 415 | 1,065 |
| St Mark's School, Dingley Village | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 421 | 1,083 |
| Dingley Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 375 | 1,063 |
| Athol Road Primary School, Springvale South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 402 | 947 |
| Wallarano Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 606 | 962 |
| Kingswood Primary School, Dingley Village | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 567 | 1,079 |
| Keysborough Gardens Primary School, Keysborough | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 477 | 1,065 |
| Chandler Park Primary School, Keysborough | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 419 | 974 |
| Keysborough Secondary College, Springvale South | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 2,194 | 941 |
| St Anthony's School, Noble Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 292 | 1,020 |
| Noble Park Primary School, Noble Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 292 | 943 |
| Heatherhill Primary School, Springvale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 209 | 966 |
| Noble Park English Language School, Noble Park | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 847 | 880 |
| Mt Hira College, Keysborough | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 863 | 1,008 |
| Killester College, Springvale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 993 | 1,020 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24105/keysborough/topic/education