53.4% —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bellarine (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bellarine (Western Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Bellarine (Western Victoria), held by 29.2% of the population. While the area has seen a steady rise in higher education, the proportion of people with university degrees remains well below the state figure. This trend is mirrored in schooling, where Year 12 completion rates have grown but still lag behind the Victorian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (53.4%) have completed Year 12, which is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. However, this figure has risen 5.9 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bellarine (Western Victoria), Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is a little below the national average and well below the state. This is an improvement from 2016, when the rate was 19.3%.
23.9% —
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Bellarine (Western Victoria), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce (15.2%), followed by health (12.9%) and engineering (12.5%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools here have an average advantage score of 1,051, which is higher than most areas. There are 17 schools within 3km of residents, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.42
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 61% of state electorate 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).
7,982
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
470
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bellarine (Western Victoria)
17 schools — 7,982 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 2
| Bellarine Secondary College, Drysdale | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,147 | 1,006 |
| Saint Ignatius College Geelong, Drysdale | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,442 | 1,075 |
| St Thomas Primary School, Drysdale | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 428 | 1,051 |
| Drysdale Primary School, Drysdale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 388 | 1,016 |
| Clifton Springs Primary School, Clifton Springs | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 472 | 1,003 |
| Wallington Primary School, Wallington | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 137 | 1,031 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea School, Ocean Grove | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 593 | 1,092 |
| Surfside Primary School, Ocean Grove | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 545 | 1,075 |
| Ocean Grove Primary School, Ocean Grove | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 619 | 1,105 |
| Leopold Primary School, Leopold | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 873 | 1,016 |
| Point Lonsdale Primary School, Point Lonsdale | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 125 | 1,115 |
| Barwon Heads Primary School, Barwon Heads | Government | Primary | 10.7 km | 416 | 1,120 |
| Moolap Primary School, Moolap | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 197 | 970 |
| Queenscliff Primary School, Queenscliff | Government | Primary | 11.8 km | 165 | 1,120 |
| St Aloysius' School, Queenscliff | Catholic | Primary | 11.8 km | 112 | 1,081 |
| Portarlington Primary School, Portarlington | Government | Primary | 12.9 km | 150 | 1,010 |
| St Leonards Primary School, St Leonards | Government | Primary | 14.5 km | 173 | 970 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bellarine (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20508/bellarine/topic/education