62.0% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belgrave Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Belgrave Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of school completion defines Belgrave Heights, where 62% of people finished Year 12. While many residents hold a variety of trade and university certificates, the area has more university degrees than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, sitting at 62%. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and about the same as the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belgrave Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is a little below the Australian figure of 26.3% and well below Victoria's 29.2%.
24.4% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 Heights, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related subjects at 16.2%, followed by Society and culture at 14.8% and Management and commerce at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have access to nine schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 407 students and a much higher average advantage score 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).
407
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,077
Higher than 86% 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 Heights
9 schools — 3,660 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Belgrave Heights Christian School, Belgrave Heights | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 776 | 1,078 |
| Belgrave South Primary School, Belgrave South | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 375 | 1,065 |
| Upwey South Primary School, Upwey | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 321 | 1,078 |
| Tecoma Primary School, Tecoma | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 361 | 1,080 |
| St Thomas More's School, Belgrave | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 101 | 1,089 |
| Mater Christi College, Belgrave | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 688 | 1,093 |
| Selby Primary School, Selby | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 165 | 1,109 |
| Upwey High School, Upwey | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 744 | 1,048 |
| Upwey Primary School, Upwey | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 129 | 1,114 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belgrave Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20189/belgrave-heights/topic/education