38.4% ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beachmere - Sandstone Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Beachmere - Sandstone Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 20 percentage points separates Beachmere - Sandstone Point from the national average in Year 12 completion. While schooling and university rates are far below state and national figures, there has been a steady climb in both high school and degree attainment since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This has improved slightly over the last decade, rising 6.5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Beachmere - Sandstone Point splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.4% of the population, far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here, held by 42.7% of residents.
10.4% ▲ +48.8%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Beachmere - Sandstone Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related studies at 18.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools with a total of 491 enrolments, which is smaller than about 83% of similar areas. The typical school size is 246 students, much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.86
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% 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).
491
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
246
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 68% 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 Beachmere - Sandstone Point
6 schools — 3,124 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| St Michael's College, Caboolture | Independent | Primary | 5.4 km | 368 | 1,036 |
| Birali Steiner School, Beachmere | Independent | Combined | 7.2 km | 157 | 1,014 |
| Banksia Beach State School, Banksia Beach | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 818 | 996 |
| Beachmere State School, Beachmere | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 334 | 963 |
| Bribie Island State School, Bongaree | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 427 | 942 |
| Bribie Island State High School, Bongaree | Government | Secondary | 9.5 km | 1,020 | 969 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beachmere - Sandstone Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313011362/beachmere-sandstone-point/topic/education