39.8% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bellambi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bellambi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification in Bellambi, where 34.8% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV. This is a place where fewer people have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 39.8% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. This is lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bellambi, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.7% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and the state's 27.8%.
15.7% ▲ +90.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Bellambi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 14.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18 schools within 3km, which is more than about 88% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, and they have a school advantage score that is higher than most areas.
2.71
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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).
395
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bellambi
18 schools — 7,106 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 5
| Bellambi Public School, Bellambi | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 182 | 807 |
| Holy Spirit College, Bellambi | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,249 | 1,069 |
| Corrimal High School, Corrimal | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 569 | 940 |
| Corrimal East Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 297 | 1,046 |
| Russell Vale Public School, Russell Vale | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 262 | 1,040 |
| Corrimal Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 227 | 1,013 |
| St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School, Corrimal | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 339 | 1,073 |
| Aspect South Coast School, Corrimal | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 129 | 1,017 |
| Woonona East Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 200 | 1,037 |
| Wollongong Flexible School, Towradgi | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 71 | 895 |
| Towradgi Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 134 | 1,031 |
| Tarrawanna Public School, Tarrawanna | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 164 | 982 |
| Woonona Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 519 | 1,070 |
| Woonona High School, Woonona | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 767 | 1,030 |
| Fairy Meadow Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 342 | 1,002 |
| Bulli High School, Bulli | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 979 | 1,058 |
| Waniora Public School, Bulli | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 264 | 1,077 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bulli | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 412 | 1,121 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bellambi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10264/bellambi/topic/education