48.8% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bell Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bell Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher rates of Year 12 completion than many similar areas mark the educational landscape of Bell Park. While many residents hold a Certificate III or IV, the proportion of adults with a university degree is well below the national figure. This creates a profile where practical qualifications are common, even though school completion lags behind the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Roughly 48.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bell Park, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 9 or below is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.0% of the population, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.7% of residents.
17.0% ▲ +112.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 Bell Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Bell Park are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects at 15.3% and Management and commerce at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 21 schools within 3km, a count larger than about 90% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 554 students.
4.62
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
554
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bell Park
21 schools — 11,624 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 6 · Secondary 3
| Bell Park North Primary School, Bell Park | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 292 | 956 |
| North Geelong Secondary College, North Geelong | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 989 | 961 |
| Holy Family School, Bell Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 344 | 1,029 |
| Nelson Park School, Bell Park | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 334 | 938 |
| Rollins Primary School, Bell Post Hill | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 326 | 1,001 |
| Kardinia International College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,925 | 1,155 |
| Hamlyn Banks Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 290 | 976 |
| Covenant College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 735 | 1,070 |
| Western Heights Secondary College, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,060 | 991 |
| Hamlyn Views School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 150 | 998 |
| St Thomas Aquinas School, Norlane | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 149 | 941 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 267 | 1,023 |
| Clonard College, Herne Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 940 | 1,051 |
| Northern Bay P-12 College, Corio | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,726 | 877 |
| St Patrick's School, Geelong West | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 418 | 1,107 |
| Manifold Heights Primary School, Manifold Heights | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 469 | 1,082 |
| Holy Spirit Parish School, Manifold Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 326 | 1,068 |
| Ashby Primary School, Geelong West | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 259 | 1,059 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Corio | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 177 | 937 |
| Geelong Baptist College, Lovely Banks | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 255 | 1,031 |
| Newtown Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 193 | 1,076 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20191/bell-park/topic/education