41.0% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belmont · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Belmont
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people finished high school in Belmont compared to the rest of the country, with only 41% completing Year 12. This creates a local profile where many adults rely on trade certificates rather than university degrees. The area's education landscape is shaped by a high number of primary schools and strong school advantage scores.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. About 32% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10, and 13% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belmont, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.5% of residents.
16.9% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 Belmont, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18%, followed closely by engineering at 17.9%. Other common areas include health, education, and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Belmont has more schools within 3km than about 85% of similar areas, with 14 in total. Most are government primary schools, and the area's schools have an advantage score that is much higher than most other areas.
2.83
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
344
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
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 Belmont
14 schools — 4,809 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Belmont Christian College, Belmont North | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 907 | 1,091 |
| Belmont North Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 160 | 946 |
| Belmont Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 257 | 956 |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 124 | 1,048 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 812 | 973 |
| Jewells Primary School, Jewells | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 262 | 1,026 |
| Floraville Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 488 | 1,026 |
| Redhead Public School, Redhead | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 240 | 1,089 |
| Marks Point Public School, Marks Point | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 141 | 935 |
| Valentine Public School, Valentine | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 510 | 1,071 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 54 | 847 |
| Blacksmiths Public School, Blacksmiths | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 103 | 1,004 |
| Eleebana Public School, Eleebana | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 506 | 1,105 |
| Dudley Public School, Dudley | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 245 | 1,095 |
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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/sal/SAL10276/belmont/topic/education