61.1% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Belmont (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Belmont (East Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A 12 percentage point jump in Year 12 completions since 2011 highlights the educational growth in Belmont. More people here have finished high school and earned university degrees than in most similar areas. This trend has helped a larger share of the adult population reach higher levels of qualification over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This result is also a little above the national average and reflects a significant rise from 49.3% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Belmont (East Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 26.0% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the Western Australian average and rose by 9.4 percentage points since 2011.
26.0% ▲ +57.0%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Belmont (East Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.1%. Society and culture degrees are the next most frequent at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 14 schools within 3 km, which is smaller than about 71% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is lower than in most other areas.
1.80
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 71% 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).
6,067
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
433
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Belmont (East Metropolitan)
14 schools — 6,067 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| South East Language Development Centre, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 221 | 950 |
| Belmay Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 243 | 958 |
| Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Cloverdale | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 418 | 1,090 |
| St Maria Goretti's Catholic School, Redcliffe | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 367 | 1,057 |
| Redcliffe Primary School, Redcliffe | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 301 | 988 |
| Belmont City College, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,004 | 963 |
| Cloverdale Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 346 | 958 |
| Cloverdale Education Support Centre, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 99 | 1,006 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 73 | 1,011 |
| Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 219 | 993 |
| Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 333 | 1,014 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 315 | 1,062 |
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 181 | 1,114 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Belmont (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50702/belmont/topic/education