61.0% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belmont · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Belmont
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Better educational outcomes define daily life in Belmont, where 61% of residents have finished Year 12. This is much higher than most areas and represents a significant increase over the last decade. The community is increasingly qualified, with a strong rise in both school completion and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 12 points since 2011 to 61%, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 58%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belmont, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 9 points since 2011 to 25.7%. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the state average.
25.7% ▲ +54.2%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Belmont splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Belmont has 14 schools with a total of 6,067 enrolments. While the average school size is much higher than most areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children.
14
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.08
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6,067
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
433
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Belmont
14 schools — 6,067 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | — | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| Belmont City College, Belmont | Government | Secondary | — | 1,004 | 963 |
| Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Cloverdale | Catholic | Primary | — | 418 | 1,090 |
| St Maria Goretti's Catholic School, Redcliffe | Catholic | Primary | — | 367 | 1,057 |
| Cloverdale Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | — | 346 | 958 |
| Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale | Government | Primary | — | 333 | 1,014 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | — | 315 | 1,062 |
| Redcliffe Primary School, Redcliffe | Government | Primary | — | 301 | 988 |
| Belmay Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | — | 243 | 958 |
| South East Language Development Centre, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | — | 221 | 950 |
| Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | — | 219 | 993 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale | Catholic | Primary | — | 181 | 1,114 |
| Cloverdale Education Support Centre, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | — | 99 | 1,006 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | — | 73 | 1,011 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50490/belmont/topic/education