68.1% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belgrave · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Belgrave
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels than most similar areas define Belgrave, where 34.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Residents are generally well-qualified, with strong rates of both high school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas. At 68.1%, it is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belgrave, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 34.5% of adults, which is well above the Victorian average of 29.2%. Bachelor degrees are the most common top qualification at 29.4%.
34.5% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 34.5%
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 Belgrave, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 16.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.5% and education at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Belgrave has 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,079, which is much higher than most areas.
3.83
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
325
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,079
Higher 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 Belgrave
13 schools — 4,231 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Mater Christi College, Belgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 0.3 km | 688 | 1,093 |
| St Thomas More's School, Belgrave | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 101 | 1,089 |
| Selby Primary School, Selby | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 165 | 1,109 |
| Tecoma Primary School, Tecoma | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 361 | 1,080 |
| Belgrave Heights Christian School, Belgrave Heights | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 776 | 1,078 |
| Upwey High School, Upwey | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 744 | 1,048 |
| Belgrave South Primary School, Belgrave South | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 375 | 1,065 |
| Upwey Primary School, Upwey | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 129 | 1,114 |
| Upwey South Primary School, Upwey | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 321 | 1,078 |
| Kallista Primary School, Kallista | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 91 | 1,118 |
| Menzies Creek Primary School, Menzies Creek | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 67 | 1,057 |
| Ferny Creek Primary School, Ferny Creek | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 127 | 1,111 |
| The Patch Primary School, The Patch | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 286 | 1,086 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20188/belgrave/topic/education