Beach Holm · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Beach Holm

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Engineering and building qualifications are the most common areas of study in Beach Holm. This small community has very low levels of university degrees compared to the rest of the country. Only half of the residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure.

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Where Beach Holm sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Beach Holm — lower than 99% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Beach Holm0.0%
4818, QLD 14.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of the residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 57.1% seen across Queensland and the 58.8% national average.

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Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37.5%
  • 2021: 50.0%

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Beach Holm, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (24%).

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Beach Holm hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.8% of people.

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Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Beach Holm, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 36%.

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, 36.4% studied engineering and related fields. Architecture and building, and society and culture, both account for 27.3% of the certificates and degrees held.

Field of qualification

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In Beach Holm, the largest group is Engineering & related at 40%, followed by Architecture & building (30%) and Society & culture (30%).

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Two secondary schools are located within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic providers, though they have a lower advantage score than most.

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Higher than 62% 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).

966

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Beach Holm

2 schools — 2,405 students, average ICSEA 966.

By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1

By type: Secondary 2

Schools serving Beach Holm, sortable by name, sector, type, distance and student count
St Anthony's Catholic College - Secondary Campus, Deeragun Catholic Secondary 3.8 km 1,485 992
Northern Beaches State High School, Deeragun Government Secondary 5.5 km 920 925

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beach Holm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30189/beach-holm/topic/education