47.6% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bell Post Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bell Post Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Bell Post Hill have finished Year 12, marking a significant gap compared to the rest of the state. This trend continues into higher education, where the area has far fewer university degrees than the national average. It is a place where practical trade qualifications are much more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national rate of 58.8%. About 16.2% of people had Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bell Post Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 9 or below is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 14.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 35.5% of adults.
14.8% ▲ +77.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Post Hill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 16.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.8% and Society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have access to a high number of schools, with 20 within 3 km and an average school size of 572 students, which is much higher than most areas. Government schools make up 55% of the local sector.
3.90
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
572
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 66% 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 Post Hill
20 schools — 11,431 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 6 · Secondary 3
| Covenant College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 735 | 1,070 |
| Rollins Primary School, Bell Post Hill | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 326 | 1,001 |
| Bell Park North Primary School, Bell Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 292 | 956 |
| Kardinia International College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,925 | 1,155 |
| Holy Family School, Bell Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 344 | 1,029 |
| North Geelong Secondary College, North Geelong | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 989 | 961 |
| Hamlyn Banks Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 290 | 976 |
| Nelson Park School, Bell Park | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 334 | 938 |
| Western Heights Secondary College, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,060 | 991 |
| Geelong Baptist College, Lovely Banks | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 255 | 1,031 |
| Hamlyn Views School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 150 | 998 |
| St Thomas Aquinas School, Norlane | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 149 | 941 |
| Northern Bay P-12 College, Corio | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,726 | 877 |
| Clonard College, Herne Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 940 | 1,051 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 267 | 1,023 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Corio | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 177 | 937 |
| Holy Spirit Parish School, Manifold Heights | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 326 | 1,068 |
| Manifold Heights Primary School, Manifold Heights | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 469 | 1,082 |
| St Patrick's School, Geelong West | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 418 | 1,107 |
| Ashby Primary School, Geelong West | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 259 | 1,059 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bell Post Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20192/bell-post-hill/topic/education