42.4% ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beechwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beechwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has stayed relatively steady in Beechwood, where only 42.4% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales and national figures. The area relies heavily on trade and vocational training rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is low here, with 42.4% finishing Year 12, which is far below the state average of 58.9%. About 32.5% of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beechwood, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Beechwood, with only 13.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 42.3%.
13.8% ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Beechwood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, led by management and commerce at 15.8% and engineering at 14.9%. Health and society and culture also make up significant portions of the local skill set.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km of the area, which is more than 70% of similar places. All are government schools, though the average school size and advantage score are both much lower than most areas.
4.90
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
221
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
910
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beechwood
3 schools — 664 students, average ICSEA 910.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Beechwood Public School, Wauchope | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 184 | 959 |
| Huntingdon Public School, Wauchope | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 22 | 838 |
| Wauchope High School, Wauchope | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 458 | 894 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beechwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10248/beechwood/topic/education