3
Higher than 67% 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).
Bell Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bell Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Government schools make up two-thirds of the options in Bell Bay. This area has three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar places. However, the typical school here has an advantage score of 893, which is among the lowest for its level.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 0%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Postgraduate degree at 0%, ahead of Graduate diploma / certificate (0%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The three local schools are mostly government-run (66.7%) or Catholic (33.3%), with most being combined primary and secondary schools. These schools typically have about 255 students, placing them around the middle for their level.
255
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
893
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bell Bay
3 schools — 765 students, average ICSEA 893.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| South George Town Primary School, George Town | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 203 | 918 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic College, George Town | Catholic | Combined | 4.4 km | 181 | 939 |
| Port Dalrymple School, George Town | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 381 | 858 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bell Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60038/bell-bay/topic/education