59.0% —
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Geelong (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Geelong (Western Victoria)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of adults in Geelong (Western Victoria) hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has jumped 6.4 percentage points since 2016. This makes the area more highly qualified than the national average. The region is well-served by a large network of schools, with more than 30 options available within 3 kilometres.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59% of residents have finished Year 12, which is roughly the same as the national figure. This result is a little below the Victorian average, but it has risen by 7.3 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Geelong (Western Victoria), Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 29.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%, while the most common certificates are Level III or IV at 25.5%.
29.6% —
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Geelong (Western Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 15.4%, followed by health at 14.5% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Geelong (Western Victoria) has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with 15,452 total enrolments. Most students attend government schools (62.5%) and the majority of schools are primary institutions.
2.91
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 80% 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).
15,452
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
483
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,070
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Geelong (Western Victoria)
32 schools — 15,452 students, average ICSEA 1,070.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 11 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Geelong South Primary School, South Geelong | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 326 | 1,088 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 301 | 1,112 |
| St Robert's School, Newtown | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 261 | 1,099 |
| Chilwell Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 408 | 1,139 |
| The Geelong College, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,573 | 1,156 |
| St Mary's School, Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 214 | 1,114 |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Geelong | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 614 | 1,046 |
| Sacred Heart College, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,450 | 1,105 |
| Oberon Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 224 | 1,024 |
| St Margaret's School, East Geelong | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 241 | 1,063 |
| Roslyn Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 249 | 1,082 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,291 | 1,053 |
| St Joseph's College Geelong, Newtown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,742 | 1,075 |
| Geelong High School, East Geelong | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 976 | 998 |
| Newtown Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 193 | 1,076 |
| Fyans Park Primary School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 405 | 1,131 |
| Tate Street Primary School Geelong, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 164 | 1,029 |
| Barwon Valley School, Belmont | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 161 | 1,004 |
| Geelong English Language School (interim name), Belmont | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 95 | 884 |
| Ashby Primary School, Geelong West | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 259 | 1,059 |
| Wangala Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 99 | 986 |
| Geelong East Primary School, Geelong East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 147 | 948 |
| St Patrick's School, Geelong West | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 418 | 1,107 |
| Clairvaux Catholic School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 631 | 1,095 |
| MacKillop Specialist School - Whittington, Whittington | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 196 | 993 |
| Manifold Heights Primary School, Manifold Heights | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 469 | 1,082 |
| Holy Spirit Parish School, Manifold Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 326 | 1,068 |
| Christ the King School, Newcomb | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 269 | 1,061 |
| Newcomb Primary School, Newcomb | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 142 | 960 |
| Newcomb Secondary College, Newcomb | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 515 | 950 |
| Whittington Primary School, Whittington | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 153 | 896 |
| Clonard College, Herne Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 940 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Geelong (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23308/geelong/topic/education