43.8% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beenaam Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beenaam Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 26% of adults in Beenaam Valley hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the Queensland average. While high-level degrees are common here, the area has a much lower rate of Year 12 completion than the rest of the country. This creates a distinct split between those with university qualifications and those who left school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 31% of people in the area stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beenaam Valley, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 26.1% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than in most similar areas. This reflects a well-qualified adult population, with nearly 30% holding a bachelor degree.
26.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Beenaam Valley splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with degrees in Beenaam Valley are most likely to have studied engineering, society and culture, or the creative arts.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, though it is among the smallest for its level with an average of 19 students.
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).
19
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beenaam Valley
1 school — 19 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wolvi State School, Wolvi | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 19 | 952 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beenaam Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30201/beenaam-valley/topic/education