38.3% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Corio - Lovely Banks · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Corio - Lovely Banks
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling shape daily life in Corio - Lovely Banks, where only 38.3% of residents have completed Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%, marking the area as one with significantly fewer school-leavers and degree-holders than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, with only 38.3% of people finishing their final school year. Roughly 19.7% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Corio - Lovely Banks, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 9 or below (22%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 8.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 39.4% of the population.
8.8% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Corio - Lovely Banks, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 15.3%, followed by Society and Culture at 14.8% and Management and Commerce at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 4 schools in the area, but they are much larger than most, with an average size of 895 students. While enrolments are larger than 86% of similar areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.19
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
3,580
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
895
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Lower than 58% 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 Corio - Lovely Banks
14 schools — 9,852 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 6 · Secondary 1
| Geelong Baptist College, Lovely Banks | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 255 | 1,031 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Corio | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 177 | 937 |
| Northern Bay P-12 College, Corio | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,726 | 877 |
| St Thomas Aquinas School, Norlane | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 149 | 941 |
| Covenant College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 735 | 1,070 |
| Rollins Primary School, Bell Post Hill | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 326 | 1,001 |
| Lara Lake Primary School, Lara Lake | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 888 | 1,025 |
| Geelong Grammar School - Corio Campus, Corio | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 1,422 | 1,149 |
| Bell Park North Primary School, Bell Park | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 292 | 956 |
| North Geelong Secondary College, North Geelong | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 989 | 961 |
| Holy Family School, Bell Park | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 344 | 1,029 |
| Kardinia International College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 7.0 km | 1,925 | 1,155 |
| Nelson Park School, Bell Park | Government | Combined | 7.1 km | 334 | 938 |
| Hamlyn Banks Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 290 | 976 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Corio - Lovely Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021486/corio-lovely-banks/topic/education