46.1% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elizabeth Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of qualified adults in Elizabeth Beach hold a Certificate III or IV, marking the most common qualification level here. While the area has a high proportion of university-educated residents compared to similar spots, far fewer people have finished Year 12 than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly 28.6% of the population listed Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elizabeth Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.5% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. However, this remains a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
24.5% ▲ +106.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 Elizabeth Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are Engineering and related fields at 14.9%, followed by Health and Management and commerce, both at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary government school within 3km, which has a school advantage score of 1,007. This score is higher than most areas, and the school's size of 247 students is typical for its level.
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 Elizabeth 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 | 1.0 km | 247 | 1,007 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elizabeth Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11399/elizabeth-beach/topic/education