65.2% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees define daily life in West Beach, where residents are far more likely to hold advanced qualifications than those in other areas. This is reflected in the 30.3% of adults who hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A far higher proportion of people here finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with 65.2% completing Year 12.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common in this area, as 30.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
30.3% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 30.3%
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 West Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas, though there are fewer schools per child. There are 21 schools within 3 km, with most being government primary schools.
1.25
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
585
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Beach
21 schools — 12,290 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| West Beach Primary School, West Beach | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 297 | 1,089 |
| Henley Beach Primary School, Henley Beach South | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 354 | 1,104 |
| Henley High School, Henley Beach | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,381 | 1,045 |
| St Francis School, Lockleys | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 457 | 1,075 |
| Fulham North Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 395 | 1,095 |
| St Leonards Primary School, Glenelg North | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 387 | 1,064 |
| Brooklyn Park Primary School, Brooklyn Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 118 | 1,066 |
| St Michael's College - Secondary Campus, Henley Beach | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 2,193 | 1,064 |
| Immanuel College, Novar Gardens | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,184 | 1,117 |
| Immanuel Primary School, Novar Gardens | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 575 | 1,120 |
| Star of the Sea School, Henley Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 558 | 1,108 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School, Henley Beach | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 148 | 1,042 |
| St Mary's Memorial School, Glenelg | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 405 | 1,113 |
| Lockleys North Primary School, Lockleys | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 422 | 1,069 |
| Errington Special Education Centre, Plympton | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 103 | 1,030 |
| Plympton International College, Plympton | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 825 | 1,044 |
| Kidman Park Primary School, Kidman Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 485 | 1,053 |
| St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School, Glenelg | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 509 | 1,140 |
| St John Bosco School, Brooklyn Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 252 | 1,054 |
| Glenelg Primary School, Glenelg East | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 613 | 1,078 |
| Underdale High School, Underdale | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 629 | 1,000 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41564/west-beach/topic/education