45.7% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beechina · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beechina
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Lower school and university completion rates shape daily life in Beechina, where only 45.7% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a local workforce that relies more heavily on trade and vocational training than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to the wider community, with Year 12 completion rates far below both the state (58.0%) and national (58.8%) figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beechina, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon, with only 13.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while over half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
13.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 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 Beechina, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields (24.6%), followed by health and education, which both sit at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's single government primary school is smaller than most, with a typical size of 132 students and a school advantage score lower than most areas.
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).
132
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beechina
1 school — 132 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Chidlow Primary School, Chidlow | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 132 | 968 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beechina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50094/beechina/topic/education