30.9% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bellbird · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bellbird
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower rates of formal schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Bellbird. Only 30.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern carries through to higher education, where university degrees are uncommon.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure, with 40.3% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest level of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bellbird, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 6.1% of the population, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, more than half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
6.1% ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Bellbird, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 24%, followed by management and commerce at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
1.84
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
487
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bellbird
6 schools — 2,923 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Bellbird Public School, Bellbird | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 355 | 907 |
| Cessnock West Public School, Cessnock | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 399 | 884 |
| Mount View High School, Cessnock West | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 930 | 911 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Cessnock | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 347 | 975 |
| Cessnock Public School, Cessnock | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 276 | 876 |
| Cessnock High School, Cessnock | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 616 | 892 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bellbird [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10268/bellbird/topic/education