37.7% ▲ +75.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in North Beach have remained largely consistent, though they stay well below national benchmarks. Only 37.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This creates a profile where a small minority of the population holds high-level academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 37.7%, which is far below both the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national rate. About 22.2% of people stopped at Year 11, while 21.3% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.4% of residents.
13.3% ▲ +48.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 North Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most often studied management and commerce (15.1%) or engineering and related fields (14.5%). Health and education are also common fields of study, at 13.3% and 10.2% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are small and have an average advantage score of 935, which is much lower than most areas.
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).
102
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Beach
2 schools — 204 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| St Mary MacKillop School, Wallaroo | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 139 | 968 |
| Wallaroo Primary School, Wallaroo | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 65 | 865 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41039/north-beach/topic/education