35.2% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beachport · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beachport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Beachport compared to the rest of the country. Only 35.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in basic schooling is a defining feature of the local education profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much lower than most areas, sitting at 35.2%, which is 24 points below the Australian average. Many residents stopped their schooling earlier, with 24.3% finishing Year 11 and 18.2% finishing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beachport, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32% of residents.
12.9% ▲ +41.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Beachport, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, the most common field is Engineering and related subjects at 18.3%, followed by Society and culture at 10.4% and Education at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school size is much smaller than usual at 49 students. All local schools are government-run primary schools.
9.01
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
49
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beachport
1 school — 49 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Beachport Primary School, Beachport | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 49 | 1,001 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beachport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40082/beachport/topic/education