41.5% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Breakwater · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Breakwater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Breakwater have remained steady over the last decade, though they sit well below state and national benchmarks. Just 12.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a local workforce that leans heavily toward practical and trade qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people have finished Year 12 here than in the rest of the country, at 41.5%. This is 17 points lower than the Australian figure and 20 points below the Victorian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Breakwater, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical skills are common here, with 40% of qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 12.3% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.
12.3% ▲ +52.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Breakwater, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, led by society and culture at 14.4% and engineering at 12.5%. Health and management and commerce both account for around 10% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Breakwater is home to 19 schools within 3km, which is more than 89% of similar areas. These schools, mostly government run, have an average advantage score of 1,030, which is higher than most areas.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
299
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Breakwater
19 schools — 5,688 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Geelong East Primary School, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 147 | 948 |
| MacKillop Specialist School - Whittington, Whittington | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 196 | 993 |
| Tate Street Primary School Geelong, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 164 | 1,029 |
| St Margaret's School, East Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 241 | 1,063 |
| Whittington Primary School, Whittington | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 153 | 896 |
| Newcomb Secondary College, Newcomb | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 515 | 950 |
| Christ the King School, Newcomb | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 269 | 1,061 |
| Newcomb Primary School, Newcomb | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 142 | 960 |
| Oberon Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 224 | 1,024 |
| Geelong South Primary School, South Geelong | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 326 | 1,088 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 301 | 1,112 |
| Grovedale Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 343 | 1,009 |
| Geelong High School, East Geelong | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 976 | 998 |
| St Mary's School, Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 214 | 1,114 |
| Geelong English Language School (interim name), Belmont | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 95 | 884 |
| Wangala Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 99 | 986 |
| Chilwell Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 408 | 1,139 |
| St Robert's School, Newtown | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 261 | 1,099 |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Geelong | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 614 | 1,046 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Breakwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20326/breakwater/topic/education