76.0% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 76.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beaumaris · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Beaumaris
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning have become much more common in Beaumaris over the last decade. The area is now far above national figures for university degrees, with 41.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This reflects a strong trend toward higher education and school completion across the local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen by 7.4 points since 2011 to reach 76.0%. This is far above the Victorian rate of 61.8% and is much higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beaumaris, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 9.0 points since 2011 to 41.5%. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%, with 40.2% of residents holding a bachelor degree as their top qualification.
41.5% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 41.5%
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 Beaumaris, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce (26.9%), followed by society and culture at 12.0%. Other common fields include education (10.6%), health (10.3%), and engineering (10.3%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas and are typically larger, with an average of 518 students. There are 4 schools in the area, though this is lower per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.60
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
2,071
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
518
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,129
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beaumaris
26 schools — 15,859 students, average ICSEA 1,117.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Stella Maris School, Beaumaris | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 143 | 1,137 |
| Beaumaris Secondary College, Beaumaris | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 893 | 1,113 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Beaumaris | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 558 | 1,134 |
| Beaumaris North Primary School, Beaumaris | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 477 | 1,150 |
| Mentone Girls Secondary College, Mentone | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,102 | 1,102 |
| Black Rock Primary School, Black Rock | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 489 | 1,143 |
| Cheltenham Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 402 | 1,116 |
| Kilbreda College, Mentone | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 928 | 1,082 |
| Mentone Girls' Grammar School, Mentone | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 560 | 1,174 |
| Mentone Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 299 | 1,112 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Cheltenham | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 257 | 1,107 |
| Mentone Grammar School, Mentone | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 2,008 | 1,144 |
| St Patrick's School, Mentone | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 460 | 1,116 |
| St Bede's College, Mentone | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,882 | 1,097 |
| Sandringham College, Sandringham | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,079 | 1,106 |
| Sandringham East Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 432 | 1,135 |
| Cheltenham East Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 392 | 1,122 |
| Le Page Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 215 | 1,080 |
| Mentone Park Primary School, Mentone | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 186 | 1,099 |
| St Agnes' School, Highett | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 164 | 1,098 |
| Parkdale Primary School, Parkdale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 631 | 1,133 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College, Cheltenham | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 759 | 1,054 |
| Kingston Heath Primary School, Cheltenham | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 184 | 1,075 |
| Sacred Heart School, Sandringham | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 274 | 1,138 |
| Moorabbin Primary School, Moorabbin | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 545 | 1,108 |
| Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 540 | 1,158 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beaumaris [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011168/beaumaris/topic/education