48.9% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Shore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Shore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas mark North Shore (Vic.), where nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While these figures are strong for the local area, they remain below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher here than in most similar areas, though at 48.9% it is well below the Australian figure of 58.8%. Roughly 19.1% of residents finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Shore, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is slightly below the national figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III and IV being the most common qualification at 32.2%.
24.1% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 Shore, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by society and culture at 15.3% and health at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3km, which is more than about 83% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 712 students and a higher school advantage score than most areas.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
712
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% 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 Shore
11 schools — 7,834 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 5 · Secondary 1
| St Thomas Aquinas School, Norlane | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 149 | 941 |
| Northern Bay P-12 College, Corio | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,726 | 877 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Corio | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 177 | 937 |
| North Geelong Secondary College, North Geelong | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 989 | 961 |
| Bell Park North Primary School, Bell Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 292 | 956 |
| Holy Family School, Bell Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 344 | 1,029 |
| Nelson Park School, Bell Park | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 334 | 938 |
| Rollins Primary School, Bell Post Hill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 326 | 1,001 |
| Geelong Grammar School - Corio Campus, Corio | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,422 | 1,149 |
| Kardinia International College, Bell Post Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,925 | 1,155 |
| Hamlyn Views School, Hamlyn Heights | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 150 | 998 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Shore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21967/north-shore/topic/education