32.8% ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beauty Point - Beaconsfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Beauty Point - Beaconsfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Beauty Point - Beaconsfield have finished high school and earned degrees since 2011, though overall levels remain low. Only 32.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend of lower formal schooling is mirrored in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Tasmanian and national figures, though it rose 7.2 points since 2011. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, at 36%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Beauty Point - Beaconsfield splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.5% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.6% of residents.
10.5% ▲ +46.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Beauty Point - Beaconsfield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 17.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one small government primary school with 244 enrolments. This school has a much lower advantage score than most schools in similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.85
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 92% 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).
244
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
244
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 88% 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 Beauty Point - Beaconsfield
4 schools — 1,009 students, average ICSEA 901.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2
| Beaconsfield Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 244 | 924 |
| South George Town Primary School, George Town | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 203 | 918 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic College, George Town | Catholic | Combined | 10.0 km | 181 | 939 |
| Port Dalrymple School, George Town | Government | Combined | 10.8 km | 381 | 858 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beauty Point - Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602021053/beauty-point-beaconsfield/topic/education