64.9% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Smiths Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Smiths Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong focus on higher learning defines Smiths Beach, where 33.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Residents here are generally better educated than those in most similar areas across the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 64.9%, which is well above the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This result is also significantly higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Smiths Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 33% of adults holding a bachelor degree and another 11.2% with a postgraduate qualification. Certificate III or IV qualifications are also frequent at 27.7%.
33.5% ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 33.5%
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 Smiths Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across various fields, led by education at 15.4% and management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one school within 3km, which is an independent combined school. It has a much higher average advantage score than most similar 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).
916
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,083
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Smiths Beach
1 school — 916 students, average ICSEA 1,083.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Newhaven College, Rhyll | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 916 | 1,083 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Smiths Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22294/smiths-beach/topic/education