40.3% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beaudesert · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Beaudesert
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school and qualification rates than most similar areas define Beaudesert, where only 40.3% of people finished Year 12. While these figures are far below the national average, the number of residents completing high school has risen by 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with 40.3% reaching this milestone. Other common outcomes include 29% finishing Year 10 and 14.1% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beaudesert, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 9.3% of the population, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Most people hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.2% of residents.
9.3% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Beaudesert, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related subjects at 16%, followed by management and commerce at 14% and society and culture at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Beaudesert has 11 schools, among the largest number for an area of this level, though the average school size of 323 is lower than most. Government schools make up 72.7% of the sector, and 72.7% of the schools are primary.
11
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.09
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower 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).
3,554
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
323
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 76% 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 Beaudesert
14 schools — 4,115 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Tamrookum State School, Tamrookum | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 130 | 973 |
| The Kooralbyn International School, Kooralbyn | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 475 | 981 |
| Rathdowney State School, Rathdowney | Government | Primary | 11.9 km | 58 | 950 |
| Hillview State School, Hillview | Government | Primary | 15.4 km | 8 | 1,045 |
| St Mary's School, Beaudesert | Catholic | Primary | 16.6 km | 414 | 1,014 |
| Beaudesert State School, Beaudesert | Government | Primary | 17.4 km | 533 | 917 |
| Darlington State School, Darlington | Government | Primary | 17.5 km | 22 | 1,023 |
| McAuley College, Beaudesert | Catholic | Secondary | 17.6 km | 363 | 1,016 |
| Beaudesert State High School, Beaudesert | Government | Secondary | 18.8 km | 1,257 | 942 |
| Maroon State School, Maroon | Government | Primary | 19.0 km | 11 | 975 |
| Gleneagle State School, Gleneagle | Government | Primary | 21.3 km | 222 | 929 |
| Veresdale Scrub State School, Veresdale Scrub | Government | Primary | 24.5 km | 72 | 975 |
| Woodhill State School, Woodhill | Government | Primary | 25.7 km | 166 | 959 |
| Canungra State School, Canungra | Government | Primary | 28.3 km | 384 | 1,012 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beaudesert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311011305/beaudesert/topic/education