54.2% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bellarine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bellarine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Bellarine hold a university degree than in most similar areas. While a smaller proportion of residents finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures, those who do pursue further study often reach high levels of qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 54.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Victorian rate of 61.8% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bellarine, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 30.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
30.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bellarine splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (29%) and Bachelor degree (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19%, followed by engineering and education, which both sit at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by a single government primary school, which is smaller than most other schools in similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
150
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bellarine
1 school — 150 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Portarlington Primary School, Portarlington | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 150 | 1,010 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bellarine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20193/bellarine/topic/education