59.0% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beaconsfield Upper · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beaconsfield Upper
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Beaconsfield Upper hold a bachelor degree or higher than the typical person in Victoria. While 22.2% of adults have a university degree, a high proportion of the community has completed Year 12, with 59.0% finishing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, though it sits a little below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 15.1% of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beaconsfield Upper, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.9% of residents.
22.2% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 Upper, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce (16.3%) and Engineering (16.2%) being the most common, followed by Education at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools have a school advantage score of 1,047, which is much higher than most areas. There are three schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.62
Lower than 79% 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).
191
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% 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 Upper
3 schools — 574 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3
| Beaconsfield Upper Primary School, Beaconsfield Upper | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 317 | 1,039 |
| Dandenong Ranges Steiner School, Emerald | Independent | Primary | 5.4 km | 151 | 1,080 |
| Harkaway Primary School, Harkaway | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 106 | 1,026 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beaconsfield Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20176/beaconsfield-upper/topic/education