33.0% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belmont South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Belmont South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 33% of people in Belmont South finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This low rate of high school completion is mirrored in the area's qualification levels, which are also much lower than in most other parts of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33% of residents completed Year 12, which is 26 percentage points lower than the New South Wales and national figures. The most common highest year of school completed here is Year 10, at 40.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belmont South, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, 43.9% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
11.3% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Belmont South, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related subjects at 18.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3 km, more than about 81% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,007, which is higher than most areas.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
311
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% 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 South
9 schools — 2,797 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Marks Point Public School, Marks Point | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 141 | 935 |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 124 | 1,048 |
| Blacksmiths Public School, Blacksmiths | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 103 | 1,004 |
| Belmont Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 257 | 956 |
| Pelican Flat Public School, Pelican | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 94 | 981 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 812 | 973 |
| Belmont Christian College, Belmont North | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 907 | 1,091 |
| Belmont North Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 160 | 946 |
| Swansea Public School, Swansea | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 199 | 923 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belmont South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10278/belmont-south/topic/education