54.3% ▲ +36.0%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Corio · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Corio
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 14 percentage points more people in Corio have finished Year 12 than they did in 2011. This upward trend in schooling is matched by a jump in higher education, where the number of adults with a university degree rose by 8.4 percentage points since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 54.3% of people have completed Year 12, which is well below the 61.8% figure for Victoria. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 39.9% had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Corio, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 24.1%, which is a little below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.4% of residents.
24.1% —
Higher than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Corio splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1%. Society and culture and health each account for about 13% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Corio has 57 schools within 3km, which is more than about 58% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (63.2%), with the typical school being larger than those in most other areas.
2.07
Higher than 61% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
57
Higher than 57% of federal 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).
31,877
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
559
Higher than 63% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Corio
57 schools — 31,877 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 15 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 35 · Combined 12 · Secondary 10
| St Anthony's School, Lara | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 477 | 1,040 |
| Lara Primary School, Lara | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 439 | 993 |
| Lara Secondary College, Lara | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 658 | 975 |
| Lara Lake Primary School, Lara Lake | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 888 | 1,025 |
| Geelong Grammar School - Corio Campus, Corio | Independent | Combined | 7.3 km | 1,422 | 1,149 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Corio | Catholic | Primary | 8.6 km | 177 | 937 |
| Northern Bay P-12 College, Corio | Government | Combined | 9.4 km | 1,726 | 877 |
| Geelong Baptist College, Lovely Banks | Independent | Combined | 9.6 km | 255 | 1,031 |
| St Thomas Aquinas School, Norlane | Catholic | Primary | 10.4 km | 149 | 941 |
| Rollins Primary School, Bell Post Hill | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 326 | 1,001 |
| Covenant College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 12.7 km | 735 | 1,070 |
| Bell Park North Primary School, Bell Park | Government | Primary | 12.8 km | 292 | 956 |
| North Geelong Secondary College, North Geelong | Government | Secondary | 13.1 km | 989 | 961 |
| Holy Family School, Bell Park | Catholic | Primary | 13.2 km | 344 | 1,029 |
| Nelson Park School, Bell Park | Government | Combined | 13.6 km | 334 | 938 |
| Kardinia International College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 13.7 km | 1,925 | 1,155 |
| Hamlyn Banks Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 14.3 km | 290 | 976 |
| Western Heights Secondary College, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Secondary | 14.8 km | 1,060 | 991 |
| Hamlyn Views School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Combined | 14.8 km | 150 | 998 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 15.3 km | 267 | 1,023 |
| Clonard College, Herne Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 15.4 km | 940 | 1,051 |
| St Patrick's School, Geelong West | Catholic | Primary | 15.5 km | 418 | 1,107 |
| Ashby Primary School, Geelong West | Government | Primary | 15.9 km | 259 | 1,059 |
| Anakie Primary School, Anakie | Government | Primary | 15.9 km | 69 | 988 |
| Manifold Heights Primary School, Manifold Heights | Government | Primary | 16.0 km | 469 | 1,082 |
| Holy Spirit Parish School, Manifold Heights | Catholic | Primary | 16.1 km | 326 | 1,068 |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Geelong | Government | Secondary | 16.8 km | 614 | 1,046 |
| Newtown Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 16.9 km | 193 | 1,076 |
| Geelong High School, East Geelong | Government | Secondary | 17.0 km | 976 | 998 |
| St Mary's School, Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 17.1 km | 214 | 1,114 |
| Sacred Heart College, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 17.2 km | 1,450 | 1,105 |
| St Joseph's College Geelong, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 17.5 km | 1,742 | 1,075 |
| The Geelong College, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 17.5 km | 1,573 | 1,156 |
| Geelong South Primary School, South Geelong | Government | Primary | 17.6 km | 326 | 1,088 |
| Chilwell Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 17.7 km | 408 | 1,139 |
| St Robert's School, Newtown | Catholic | Primary | 17.9 km | 261 | 1,099 |
| Fyans Park Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 18.0 km | 405 | 1,131 |
| Newcomb Primary School, Newcomb | Government | Primary | 18.2 km | 142 | 960 |
| St Margaret's School, East Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 18.3 km | 241 | 1,063 |
| Christ the King School, Newcomb | Catholic | Primary | 18.4 km | 269 | 1,061 |
| Tate Street Primary School Geelong, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 18.4 km | 164 | 1,029 |
| Newcomb Secondary College, Newcomb | Government | Secondary | 18.9 km | 515 | 950 |
| MacKillop Specialist School - Whittington, Whittington | Catholic | Combined | 19.2 km | 196 | 993 |
| Geelong East Primary School, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 19.4 km | 147 | 948 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 19.4 km | 301 | 1,112 |
| Whittington Primary School, Whittington | Government | Primary | 19.6 km | 153 | 896 |
| Montpellier Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 19.6 km | 563 | 1,101 |
| Roslyn Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 20.1 km | 249 | 1,082 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 20.2 km | 1,291 | 1,053 |
| Highton Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 20.2 km | 359 | 1,121 |
| Oberon Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 20.4 km | 224 | 1,024 |
| Barwon Valley School, Belmont | Government | Combined | 20.6 km | 161 | 1,004 |
| Bellaire Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 20.9 km | 623 | 1,094 |
| Geelong English Language School (interim name), Belmont | Government | Combined | 21.2 km | 95 | 884 |
| Wangala Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 21.3 km | 99 | 986 |
| Clairvaux Catholic School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | 21.4 km | 631 | 1,095 |
| Christian College Geelong - Middle School – Highton, Highton | Independent | Combined | 21.7 km | 1,908 | 1,098 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Corio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED210/corio/topic/education