50.6% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Geelong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of people in North Geelong have finished school and earned degrees since 2011. While these figures are higher than in many similar areas, they still sit well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents (50.6%) have completed Year 12, which is more than in most similar areas but far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Geelong, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in five adults (20.1%) holds a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
20.1% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 North Geelong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (13.7%) and engineering (12.6%), followed by society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
North Geelong has 29 schools within 3km, one of the highest counts for an area of this size. These schools are typically larger and have a much higher advantage score than those in most other areas.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
633
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
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 North Geelong
29 schools — 18,362 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 10 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 6 · Combined 6
| North Geelong Secondary College, North Geelong | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 989 | 961 |
| Nelson Park School, Bell Park | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 334 | 938 |
| Holy Family School, Bell Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 344 | 1,029 |
| Bell Park North Primary School, Bell Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 292 | 956 |
| Hamlyn Views School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 150 | 998 |
| Kardinia International College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,925 | 1,155 |
| Hamlyn Banks Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 290 | 976 |
| Western Heights Secondary College, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,060 | 991 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 267 | 1,023 |
| St Patrick's School, Geelong West | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 418 | 1,107 |
| Clonard College, Herne Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 940 | 1,051 |
| Rollins Primary School, Bell Post Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 326 | 1,001 |
| Ashby Primary School, Geelong West | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 259 | 1,059 |
| St Thomas Aquinas School, Norlane | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 149 | 941 |
| Manifold Heights Primary School, Manifold Heights | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 469 | 1,082 |
| Holy Spirit Parish School, Manifold Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 326 | 1,068 |
| Covenant College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 735 | 1,070 |
| Newtown Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 193 | 1,076 |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Geelong | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 614 | 1,046 |
| Northern Bay P-12 College, Corio | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,726 | 877 |
| Sacred Heart College, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,450 | 1,105 |
| St Joseph's College Geelong, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,742 | 1,075 |
| The Geelong College, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,573 | 1,156 |
| St Mary's School, Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 214 | 1,114 |
| Chilwell Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 408 | 1,139 |
| St Robert's School, Newtown | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 261 | 1,099 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Corio | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 177 | 937 |
| Geelong South Primary School, South Geelong | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 326 | 1,088 |
| Fyans Park Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 405 | 1,131 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21965/north-geelong/topic/education