48.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blueys Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blueys Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study in Blueys Beach, where 18.6% of qualified residents specialised in this area. While a good number of adults hold university degrees, fewer people here finished high school compared to the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 48.6%, completed Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% national figure and the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blueys Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
20.4% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Blueys Beach splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most common qualifications are in architecture and building (11.4%), followed by engineering and education, both at 9.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local area has one government primary school, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas and has a school advantage score higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
247
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blueys Beach
1 school — 247 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Pacific Palms Public School, Boomerang Beach | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 247 | 1,007 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blueys Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10419/blueys-beach/topic/education