32.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beela · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beela
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 32.5% of people in Beela have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low rate of high school completion sits alongside a surprisingly high number of adults with university degrees. It is a small area with a mix of qualification levels and local primary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in most areas, with only 32.5% of residents finishing their final year. This is 26 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beela, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
20.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 Beela, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Education, Management and Commerce, and Creative Arts each accounting for 17.2% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are small and split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
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).
71
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beela
2 schools — 141 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Brunswick | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 85 | 1,029 |
| Brunswick Junction Primary School, Brunswick Junction | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 56 | 892 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beela [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50096/beela/topic/education