45.8% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newcomb · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Newcomb
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Mid-range education levels define Newcomb, where most residents hold qualifications similar to other areas of its type. While many have vocational certificates, the area falls far below the state and national figures for high school and university completion. This creates a profile where practical trade skills are more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 45.8%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newcomb, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the wider state, with 16.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 35.8% of people.
16.6% ▲ +111.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 Newcomb, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 13.3%, followed by management and commerce at 12.7% and health at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Newcomb has a high school advantage score of 1,007, which is higher than most areas. There are 12 schools within 3km, and two-thirds are government-run.
4.69
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
295
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Newcomb
12 schools — 3,540 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Newcomb Primary School, Newcomb | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 142 | 960 |
| Christ the King School, Newcomb | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 269 | 1,061 |
| Newcomb Secondary College, Newcomb | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 515 | 950 |
| Tate Street Primary School Geelong, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 164 | 1,029 |
| MacKillop Specialist School - Whittington, Whittington | Catholic | Combined | 1.5 km | 196 | 993 |
| Whittington Primary School, Whittington | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 153 | 896 |
| Geelong East Primary School, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 147 | 948 |
| St Margaret's School, East Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 241 | 1,063 |
| Geelong High School, East Geelong | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 976 | 998 |
| Moolap Primary School, Moolap | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 197 | 970 |
| St Mary's School, Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 214 | 1,114 |
| Geelong South Primary School, South Geelong | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 326 | 1,088 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newcomb [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21925/newcomb/topic/education