40.3% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beaudesert · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Beaudesert
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Beaudesert have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 40.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While these numbers have risen since 2011, the area still trails significantly behind Queensland and Australia in formal education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.3% of people here finished Year 12, a figure far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. This is a rise of 6.1 points since 2011, though many residents still left school earlier, with 29% finishing at Year 10.
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 just 9.3% of the population, which is among the lowest levels in the region and far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are much more common, with 41.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.3% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 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 areas of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields 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 a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the 11 schools are generally smaller than average. Most students attend government schools, which make up 72.7% of the sector.
11
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.09
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,554
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
323
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beaudesert
11 schools — 3,554 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Beaudesert State High School, Beaudesert | Government | Secondary | — | 1,257 | 942 |
| Beaudesert State School, Beaudesert | Government | Primary | — | 533 | 917 |
| The Kooralbyn International School, Kooralbyn | Independent | Combined | — | 475 | 981 |
| St Mary's School, Beaudesert | Catholic | Primary | — | 414 | 1,014 |
| McAuley College, Beaudesert | Catholic | Secondary | — | 363 | 1,016 |
| Gleneagle State School, Gleneagle | Government | Primary | — | 222 | 929 |
| Tamrookum State School, Tamrookum | Government | Primary | — | 130 | 973 |
| Veresdale Scrub State School, Veresdale Scrub | Government | Primary | — | 72 | 975 |
| Rathdowney State School, Rathdowney | Government | Primary | — | 58 | 950 |
| Darlington State School, Darlington | Government | Primary | — | 22 | 1,023 |
| Hillview State School, Hillview | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 1,045 |
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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/sa3/31101/beaudesert/topic/education