60.3% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belmont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Belmont
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher share of adults in Belmont hold university degrees compared to the national average. This reflects a growing trend in the area, where the proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher has jumped 12 percentage points since 2011. Education levels have improved across the board, with more residents completing Year 12 than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.3% of people finished Year 12, which is a little below the Victorian figure but slightly above the national average. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 46.3% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belmont, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 30.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%, and the most common qualification is a bachelor degree at 28.3%.
30.3% ▲ +65.8%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 30.3%
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 (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 14.3% and health at 14.0%. Society and culture, engineering, and education also make up a large share of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Belmont has eight schools, which is among the highest number for areas of this type. There are 3,051 enrolments across these campuses, and the average school advantage score is higher than most similar areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.11
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
3,051
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
381
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,058
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Belmont
36 schools — 18,689 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Oberon Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 224 | 1,024 |
| Geelong English Language School (interim name), Belmont | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 95 | 884 |
| Wangala Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 99 | 986 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 301 | 1,112 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,291 | 1,053 |
| Barwon Valley School, Belmont | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 161 | 1,004 |
| Roslyn Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 249 | 1,082 |
| Clairvaux Catholic School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 631 | 1,095 |
| Grovedale Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 343 | 1,009 |
| Bellaire Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 623 | 1,094 |
| Highton Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 359 | 1,121 |
| St Robert's School, Newtown | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 261 | 1,099 |
| Mandama Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 352 | 1,008 |
| Christian College Geelong - Middle School – Highton, Highton | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,908 | 1,098 |
| Nazareth School, Grovedale | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 367 | 1,076 |
| Chilwell Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 408 | 1,139 |
| Montpellier Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 563 | 1,101 |
| Geelong South Primary School, South Geelong | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 326 | 1,088 |
| The Geelong College, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,573 | 1,156 |
| St Margaret's School, East Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 241 | 1,063 |
| Fyans Park Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 405 | 1,131 |
| Sacred Heart College, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,450 | 1,105 |
| Grovedale West Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 324 | 1,026 |
| St Joseph's College Geelong, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,742 | 1,075 |
| St Mary's School, Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 214 | 1,114 |
| Tate Street Primary School Geelong, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 164 | 1,029 |
| Geelong East Primary School, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 147 | 948 |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Geelong | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 614 | 1,046 |
| Grovedale College, Grovedale | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 693 | 996 |
| Newtown Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 193 | 1,076 |
| MacKillop Specialist School - Whittington, Whittington | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 196 | 993 |
| Geelong High School, East Geelong | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 976 | 998 |
| Christ the King School, Newcomb | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 269 | 1,061 |
| Whittington Primary School, Whittington | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 153 | 896 |
| Ashby Primary School, Geelong West | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 259 | 1,059 |
| Newcomb Secondary College, Newcomb | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 515 | 950 |
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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/sa2/203021037/belmont/topic/education