37.7% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beaudesert · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beaudesert
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Beaudesert have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 37.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a local workforce that relies more heavily on practical skills and trade certificates than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland and Australian averages, with only 37.7% of people finishing. In contrast, 27.7% of residents list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beaudesert, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than most areas at 7.9%, which is far below the national figure. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 41.4% of residents.
7.9% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Beaudesert, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in Engineering and related fields at 14.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.2% and Society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Beaudesert has five schools within 3 km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 558 students, and are split between Government (60%) and Catholic (40%) sectors.
3.18
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
558
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
957
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beaudesert
5 schools — 2,789 students, average ICSEA 957.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| St Mary's School, Beaudesert | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 414 | 1,014 |
| Beaudesert State School, Beaudesert | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 533 | 917 |
| McAuley College, Beaudesert | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 363 | 1,016 |
| Beaudesert State High School, Beaudesert | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,257 | 942 |
| Gleneagle State School, Gleneagle | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 222 | 929 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beaudesert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30193/beaudesert/topic/education