53.1% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bellbrae · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bellbrae
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A notable shift in educational attainment has occurred in Bellbrae, where 28.5% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This high level of university qualification is much higher than in most similar areas and sits slightly above the national figure. While degrees are common, school completion rates remain lower than state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 53.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Victorian average of 61.8% and the Australian figure of 58.8%. Roughly 13.7% of people finished Year 11, while 12.6% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bellbrae, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong university presence, with 28.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Other common qualifications include Certificate III or IV at 17.1% and advanced diplomas or diplomas at 15.9%.
28.5% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 Bellbrae, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 14.3% and health at 12.5%. Engineering and related fields account for 10.3% of qualifications, followed by society and culture at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bellbrae has four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These are all primary schools, with 75% being government run, and they hold some of the highest advantage scores for their level.
4.20
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
401
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,107
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bellbrae
4 schools — 1,603 students, average ICSEA 1,107.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4
| Bellbrae Primary School, Bellbrae | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 492 | 1,119 |
| St Therese School, Torquay | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 332 | 1,119 |
| Torquay P-6 College, Torquay | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 617 | 1,092 |
| Anglesea Primary School, Anglesea | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 162 | 1,099 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bellbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20195/bellbrae/topic/education