71.3% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 71.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newtown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Newtown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 40% of adults in Newtown hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as a highly educated area. This professional profile is reflected in the schooling data, where the proportion of people finishing Year 12 is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is a standout feature here, with 71.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the Victorian average of 61.8% and far above the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newtown, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified of its kind, with 40.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
40.6% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 40.6%
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 Newtown, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by health at 17.1% and society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Newtown has a very high number of schools within 3km, with an average school size and advantage score both much higher than most areas.
3.49
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
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).
566
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,076
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Newtown
34 schools — 19,250 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| The Geelong College, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,573 | 1,156 |
| St Joseph's College Geelong, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,742 | 1,075 |
| Sacred Heart College, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,450 | 1,105 |
| Fyans Park Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 405 | 1,131 |
| St Robert's School, Newtown | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 261 | 1,099 |
| Newtown Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 193 | 1,076 |
| Chilwell Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 408 | 1,139 |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Geelong | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 614 | 1,046 |
| Manifold Heights Primary School, Manifold Heights | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 469 | 1,082 |
| Ashby Primary School, Geelong West | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 259 | 1,059 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 301 | 1,112 |
| Holy Spirit Parish School, Manifold Heights | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 326 | 1,068 |
| Geelong South Primary School, South Geelong | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 326 | 1,088 |
| Montpellier Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 563 | 1,101 |
| St Patrick's School, Geelong West | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 418 | 1,107 |
| Roslyn Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 249 | 1,082 |
| St Mary's School, Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 214 | 1,114 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,291 | 1,053 |
| Highton Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 359 | 1,121 |
| Clonard College, Herne Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 940 | 1,051 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 267 | 1,023 |
| Barwon Valley School, Belmont | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 161 | 1,004 |
| Oberon Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 224 | 1,024 |
| Bellaire Primary School, Highton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 623 | 1,094 |
| Hamlyn Views School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 150 | 998 |
| Geelong High School, East Geelong | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 976 | 998 |
| Western Heights Secondary College, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,060 | 991 |
| St Margaret's School, East Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 241 | 1,063 |
| Clairvaux Catholic School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 631 | 1,095 |
| Geelong English Language School (interim name), Belmont | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 95 | 884 |
| Wangala Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 99 | 986 |
| Christian College Geelong - Middle School – Highton, Highton | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,908 | 1,098 |
| Hamlyn Banks Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 290 | 976 |
| Tate Street Primary School Geelong, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 164 | 1,029 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21938/newtown/topic/education