54.9% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beechmont · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beechmont
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are more common in Beechmont than in most similar areas. While 22.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, about 54.9% of residents have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.9% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beechmont, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 22.4%, which is about the same as the state average but well below the national figure of 26.3%.
22.4% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 Beechmont, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in engineering and related fields at 16.6%, followed by society and culture at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Beechmont has more schools per child than most similar areas, with two primary schools within 3 km. These government schools are much smaller than average, with a typical size of 65 students.
8.85
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
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).
65
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beechmont
2 schools — 129 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Beechmont State School, Beechmont | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 120 | 1,042 |
| Numinbah Valley State School, Numinbah Valley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 9 | 972 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beechmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30198/beechmont/topic/education