39.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beelerup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beelerup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study in Beelerup. The area has a low rate of formal schooling, with only 39% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. Other common outcomes include 24% finishing Year 10 and 12% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beelerup, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.9%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Among those with qualifications, 27.1% hold a bachelor degree and 25% have a Certificate III or IV.
12.9% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 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 →Beelerup splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Fields of qualification are led by management and commerce at 20.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.8%. Natural and physical sciences, health, and education each account for 6.3%.
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 are split evenly between government and Catholic providers, with one primary and one combined school.
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).
291
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beelerup
2 schools — 581 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Donnybrook District High School, Donnybrook | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 468 | 959 |
| St Mary's School, Donnybrook | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 113 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beelerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50097/beelerup/topic/education