57.6% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beechboro · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Beechboro
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Beechboro have finished Year 12, with 57.6% completing their schooling. This reflects a significant shift over the last decade, as the number of people finishing school rose 14 points since 2011. While higher degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state, more residents are gaining qualifications than in previous years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 44% of people had reached this milestone.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beechboro, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 18.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. However, this proportion has doubled since 2011, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 32.8%.
18.1% ▲ +99.4%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Beechboro, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.1%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 18%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Beechboro has seven schools, which is more than about 87% of similar areas, though the average school size is lower than most. Most of these are government schools, accounting for 71.4% of the sector.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.49
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 84% 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).
2,384
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
341
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Lower than 61% 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 Beechboro
42 schools — 23,800 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Dayton | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 207 | 1,054 |
| Brabham Primary School, Brabham | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 978 | 1,032 |
| Dayton Primary School, Dayton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 404 | 1,041 |
| Maarakool Primary School, Brabham | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 256 | 1,035 |
| Henley Brook Primary School, Henley Brook | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 336 | 1,029 |
| Caversham Primary School, West Swan | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 404 | 1,035 |
| Beechboro Christian School, Bennett Springs | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 305 | 1,072 |
| Caversham Valley Primary School, Caversham | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 679 | 1,035 |
| Australian Islamic College (Henley Brook), Henley Brook | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 565 | 1,046 |
| East Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 362 | 969 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 273 | 813 |
| South Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 355 | 939 |
| Ellenbrook Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 404 | 964 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 429 | 959 |
| South Ballajura Education Support Centre, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 97 | 999 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 620 | 804 |
| St Helena's Catholic Primary School, Ellenbrook | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 420 | 1,039 |
| Swan Valley Anglican Community School, Aveley | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,272 | 1,055 |
| Lockridge Primary School, Lockridge | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 282 | 851 |
| Ellenbrook Christian College, Ellenbrook | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 677 | 1,050 |
| Ellenbrook Secondary College, Ellenbrook | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,442 | 968 |
| Swan Christian College, Middle Swan | Independent | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,689 | 1,059 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Herne Hill | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 190 | 983 |
| Aveley Primary School, Aveley | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 621 | 1,025 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School, Ballajura | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 393 | 1,016 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 431 | 1,064 |
| La Salle College, Middle Swan | Catholic | Secondary | 6.3 km | 1,346 | 1,028 |
| Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 674 | 1,017 |
| Eden Hill Primary School, Eden Hill | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 414 | 1,019 |
| Ballajura Community College, Ballajura | Government | Secondary | 6.6 km | 929 | 960 |
| Governor Stirling Senior High School, Woodbridge | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 751 | 961 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Middle Swan | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 402 | 1,030 |
| Noranda Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 352 | 1,020 |
| Helena River Steiner School, Midland | Independent | Primary | 6.9 km | 101 | 1,037 |
| Hampton Senior High School, Morley | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 1,092 | 983 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 394 | 1,017 |
| Arbor Grove Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 544 | 954 |
| Holy Cross College, Ellenbrook | Catholic | Combined | 7.3 km | 1,311 | 1,040 |
| Anzac Terrace Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 364 | 1,025 |
| Ellen Stirling Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 555 | 972 |
| Weld Square Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 158 | 1,053 |
| Camboon Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 322 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beechboro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031057/beechboro/topic/education