Boat Ramp and St Helens Boat Ramp. There are seven parks covering nearly 9% of the total area, with ovals and facilities for skating and ball games. Schools A number of primary schools opened in Norlane between 1955 and 1962, and Norlane High School in 1959. Norlane Primary School in Thrush Street closed in 2004 and became a private Islamic college - Isik College. That closed several years later and the buildings were demolished in 2013. Norlane High School closed in 2012 and was demolished two years later. Primary and secondary students are now catered for by Northern Bay P-12 College, a multi-campus college which was founded in 2011 as a result of a merger of nine former state school (Corio West PS, Norlane High School, Flinders Peak SC, Corio South PS, Norlane West PS, Corio Bay PS, North Shore PS, Rosewall PS, and Corio PS). Other schools include St Thomas Aquinas Primary School and Geelong Kindergarten Association. Transport Cars are the most-used method of transport in Norlane, followed by walking and bicycles. The Princes Highway, or Melbourne Road, the main arterial between Melbourne and Geelong, runs through the centre of the suburb, and the Geelong-Bacchus Marsh Road provides access to central Victoria. North Shore railway station is located at the south-east corner of Norlane, in Station Street, with V/Line trains providing frequent services on the Geelong line to both Melbourne and Geelong. Census populations 1947 – 347 1971 – 12,098 2001 - 8,616 2001 - 8,945 Norlane and North Shore combined 2006 - 7,935 2006 - 8,254 Norlane and North Shore combined Norlane photo gallery References External links Norlane Redevelopment Precincts Corio Norlane Development Advisory Board Redfern makeover plan for Corio and Norlane Guide To Boat Ramps In The City Of Greater Geelong Suburbs of Geelong