61.6% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
3216, VIC · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 3216, VIC
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of adults in postcode 3216 hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This high level of qualification is matched by a strong trend in secondary schooling, with the area seeing a significant rise in school completions over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 12 points since 2011 to reach 61.6%. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits slightly above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 3216, VIC, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 10 points since 2011 to 29.5%. This is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 26.3%.
29.5% ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →3216, VIC splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are led by management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by health at 13.9% and engineering at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
With 17 schools within 3km, the area has some of the largest total enrolments at this level. Most students attend government schools (82.4%), and the average school size is much higher than most areas.
1.65
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 89% of postcode 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).
8,583
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
505
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,065
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 3216, VIC
17 schools — 8,583 students, average ICSEA 1,065.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Christian College Geelong - Middle School – Highton, Highton | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,908 | 1,098 |
| Bellaire Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 623 | 1,094 |
| Highton Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 359 | 1,121 |
| Clairvaux Catholic School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 631 | 1,095 |
| Montpellier Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 563 | 1,101 |
| Barwon Valley School, Belmont | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 161 | 1,004 |
| Roslyn Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 249 | 1,082 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,291 | 1,053 |
| Geelong English Language School (interim name), Belmont | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 95 | 884 |
| Wangala Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 99 | 986 |
| Mandama Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 352 | 1,008 |
| Oberon Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 224 | 1,024 |
| Nazareth School, Grovedale | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 367 | 1,076 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 301 | 1,112 |
| Grovedale West Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 324 | 1,026 |
| Grovedale College, Grovedale | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 693 | 996 |
| Grovedale Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 343 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 3216, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3216/3216-vic/topic/education