60.3% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belmont · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Belmont
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of education have become more common in Belmont, where 30.3% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas. The suburb is characterized by a highly qualified workforce and a strong school network.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the Australian figure, though slightly below the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belmont, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 28.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree. Along with 11.3% holding postgraduate degrees, this means the area is much more qualified than most similar places.
30.3% ▲ +65.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Belmont splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 14.3% and health at 14.0%. Society and culture and engineering also make up a significant part of the local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Belmont has a very strong school system, with an average advantage score much higher than most areas. There are 36 schools within 3km, and the typical school size is larger than in most other places.
3.09
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
519
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Belmont
36 schools — 18,689 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Oberon Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 224 | 1,024 |
| Geelong English Language School (interim name), Belmont | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 95 | 884 |
| Wangala Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 99 | 986 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 301 | 1,112 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,291 | 1,053 |
| Barwon Valley School, Belmont | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 161 | 1,004 |
| Roslyn Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 249 | 1,082 |
| Clairvaux Catholic School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 631 | 1,095 |
| Grovedale Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 343 | 1,009 |
| Bellaire Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 623 | 1,094 |
| Highton Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 359 | 1,121 |
| St Robert's School, Newtown | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 261 | 1,099 |
| Mandama Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 352 | 1,008 |
| Christian College Geelong - Middle School – Highton, Highton | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,908 | 1,098 |
| Chilwell Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 408 | 1,139 |
| Nazareth School, Grovedale | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 367 | 1,076 |
| Montpellier Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 563 | 1,101 |
| Geelong South Primary School, South Geelong | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 326 | 1,088 |
| The Geelong College, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,573 | 1,156 |
| St Margaret's School, East Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 241 | 1,063 |
| Fyans Park Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 405 | 1,131 |
| Sacred Heart College, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,450 | 1,105 |
| Grovedale West Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 324 | 1,026 |
| St Joseph's College Geelong, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,742 | 1,075 |
| St Mary's School, Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 214 | 1,114 |
| Tate Street Primary School Geelong, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 164 | 1,029 |
| Geelong East Primary School, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 147 | 948 |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Geelong | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 614 | 1,046 |
| Grovedale College, Grovedale | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 693 | 996 |
| Newtown Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 193 | 1,076 |
| MacKillop Specialist School - Whittington, Whittington | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 196 | 993 |
| Geelong High School, East Geelong | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 976 | 998 |
| Christ the King School, Newcomb | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 269 | 1,061 |
| Whittington Primary School, Whittington | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 153 | 896 |
| Ashby Primary School, Geelong West | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 259 | 1,059 |
| Newcomb Secondary College, Newcomb | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 515 | 950 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20201/belmont/topic/education