48.2% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beerwah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beerwah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Beerwah have finished Year 12, reflecting a local trend toward trade and vocational training over university. With just 13.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, the community relies more on practical certifications than academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8% and well below Queensland's 57.1%. About 27.1% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beerwah, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 13.1% of adults, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 41% of the population.
13.1% ▲ +59.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Beerwah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 16.3%, followed by Management and Commerce at 14.3% and Society and Culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, though the area has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most similar places. The average school size of 535 students is much higher than in most other areas, with 80% being government schools.
1.99
Lower than 71% 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).
535
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beerwah
5 schools — 2,675 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Beerwah State High School, Beerwah | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 855 | 970 |
| Glasshouse Christian College, Beerwah | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,180 | 1,039 |
| Beerwah State School, Beerwah | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 220 | 950 |
| Landsborough State School, Landsborough | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 316 | 989 |
| Peachester State School, Peachester | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 104 | 1,001 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beerwah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30205/beerwah/topic/education