42.6% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belvidere · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Belvidere
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Belvidere, held by 41.2% of adults. The area has a smaller proportion of people with higher degrees and school completions compared to state and national figures. This reflects a local workforce focused more on practical trade and vocational skills than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 54.6% seen in South Australia and the 58.8% national figure. Many adults left school earlier, with 24.5% finishing Year 11 and 19.1% finishing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belvidere, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 9.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and the South Australian average of 22.7%.
9.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Belvidere, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are food, hospitality and personal services at 17.6%, followed closely by agriculture and environment at 16.2%. Other notable areas of study include management and commerce, and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than 66% of similar places. These schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors, with an average size of 825 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
825
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Belvidere
2 schools — 1,649 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2
| Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School, Strathalbyn | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,332 | 981 |
| Tyndale Christian School Strathalbyn, Strathalbyn | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 317 | 1,013 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belvidere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40096/belvidere/topic/education