47.3% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marshall · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marshall
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Marshall has seen steady shifts over the last decade, with 20.6% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than most similar areas, the suburb still sits well below state and national figures for both university degrees and high school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 47.3%, have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it remains far below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Marshall, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29% of residents.
20.6% ▲ +54.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 Marshall, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 14.5%, followed by management and commerce at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Marshall is home to a large number of schools, with 23 within 3 km—more than about 91% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 512 students and a much higher average advantage score than most areas.
23
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).
512
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Marshall
23 schools — 11,767 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 4 · Secondary 4
| Grovedale Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 343 | 1,009 |
| Wangala Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 99 | 986 |
| Geelong English Language School (interim name), Belmont | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 95 | 884 |
| Oberon Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 224 | 1,024 |
| Nazareth School, Grovedale | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 367 | 1,076 |
| Mandama Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 352 | 1,008 |
| Iona College Geelong, Charlemont | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,332 | 1,078 |
| Grovedale West Primary School, Grovedale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 324 | 1,026 |
| Clairvaux Catholic School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 631 | 1,095 |
| Grovedale College, Grovedale | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 693 | 996 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 301 | 1,112 |
| Barwon Valley School, Belmont | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 161 | 1,004 |
| Geelong East Primary School, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 147 | 948 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,291 | 1,053 |
| Roslyn Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 249 | 1,082 |
| MacKillop Specialist School - Whittington, Whittington | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 196 | 993 |
| Bellaire Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 623 | 1,094 |
| St Margaret's School, East Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 241 | 1,063 |
| Tate Street Primary School Geelong, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 164 | 1,029 |
| Oberon High School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,074 | 1,023 |
| Armstrong Creek School, Armstrong Creek | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 905 | 1,023 |
| Mirripoa Primary School, Mount Duneed | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 638 | 1,058 |
| Geelong Lutheran College - Armstrong Creek Campus, Armstrong Creek | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,317 | 1,101 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marshall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21615/marshall/topic/education