85.0% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 75.2%
- 2021: 85.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beaconsfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become a defining feature of Beaconsfield, where over half of all adults now hold a university degree. This creates a highly qualified community that stands far above the state and national averages in both school completion and tertiary study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 85% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beaconsfield, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 52.2% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of qualification is driven by the 44.2% of residents with a bachelor degree and 18.8% with postgraduate studies.
52.2% ▲ +56.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 52.2%
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 Beaconsfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.5%, followed by society and culture at 15.0%. Creative arts and engineering also feature prominently among qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Beaconsfield has access to 38 schools within 3 km, among the largest number for its level. Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,112, which is among the highest for similar areas.
38
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality 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).
379
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,112
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beaconsfield
38 schools — 14,032 students, average ICSEA 1,112.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 8 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Green Square Public School, Zetlands | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 107 | 1,122 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 29 | 890 |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 393 | 1,058 |
| Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,313 | 1,052 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 76 | 938 |
| Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 142 | 1,037 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 702 | 1,083 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 169 | 1,145 |
| Erskineville Public School, Erskineville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 334 | 1,155 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 298 | 987 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 412 | 1,145 |
| Mascot Public School, Mascot | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 397 | 1,035 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 25 | 667 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 70 | 909 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| St Peters Public School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 154 | 1,099 |
| Darlington Public School, Chippendale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 147 | 1,030 |
| Newtown Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 272 | 1,140 |
| Camdenville Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 310 | 1,132 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,145 | 1,127 |
| St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 121 | 1,100 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
| Newtown North Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 221 | 1,132 |
| Sydney Girls High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 929 | 1,193 |
| Bourke Street Public School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 381 | 1,135 |
| Sydney Boys High School, Moore Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,205 | 1,189 |
| Australia Street Infants School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 104 | 1,143 |
| The Athena School, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 52 | 1,058 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School, Surry Hills | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 124 | 1,094 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | — | — |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 193 | 982 |
| International Grammar School, Ultimo | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,224 | 1,170 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10239/beaconsfield/topic/education