60.6% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belmore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Belmore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Belmore has seen a steady climb since 2011, with 60.6% of residents now completing Year 12. This is a little above the national figure and higher than most similar areas. While university degrees are less common here than across New South Wales, the area has a strong base of vocational and secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Belmore finished high school than in most other areas, with 60.6% completing Year 12. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belmore, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Many residents instead hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 18.3% of the population.
22.5% ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 Belmore, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by society and culture at 11.3% and engineering at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Belmore has 64 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level. Most are government schools (59.4%), and the typical school is larger than those in most other areas with 521 students.
2.25
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
64
Higher than 94% 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).
521
Higher than 74% 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 Belmore
64 schools — 33,316 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 38 · Catholic 15 · Independent 11
By type: Primary 44 · Secondary 13 · Combined 7
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 232 | 1,036 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 614 | 953 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 730 | 999 |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 252 | 977 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 36 | 921 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 859 | 966 |
| Harcourt Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 373 | 1,033 |
| Wangee Park School, Campsie | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 51 | 1,011 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| Lakemba Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 428 | 999 |
| McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 330 | 1,001 |
| Campsie Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 515 | 1,016 |
| Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 550 | 994 |
| St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 345 | 1,056 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 589 | 954 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 239 | 1,036 |
| Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 500 | 1,038 |
| Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 269 | 1,038 |
| Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 352 | 1,030 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 611 | 938 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 637 | 1,100 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 771 | 942 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 528 | 976 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 472 | 923 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 325 | 1,077 |
| Earlwood Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 600 | 1,107 |
| Canterbury Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 346 | 1,082 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 672 | 986 |
| Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 722 | 1,059 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 378 | 1,102 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| Narwee Public School, Narwee | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 246 | 1,001 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 430 | 965 |
| Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 422 | 1,018 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 374 | 1,110 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| Ashbury Public School, Ashbury | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 356 | 1,111 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 512 | 980 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 549 | 961 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 179 | 1,089 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10279/belmore/topic/education