62.8% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beeliar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beeliar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High school completion rates define the educational landscape in Beeliar, where 62.8% of people finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%. While many residents have completed secondary school, those with university degrees are less common here than in the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A strong majority of residents finished high school, with 62.8% completing Year 12. This result is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Western Australian average of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beeliar, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.1% of residents.
21.3% ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Beeliar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related subjects at 21.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Beeliar has 24 schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than 91% of similar areas. The schools here are generally larger and have a much higher average advantage score than most other areas.
1.02
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
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).
516
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beeliar
24 schools — 12,374 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Beeliar Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 515 | 1,023 |
| South Coogee Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 417 | 1,020 |
| Divine Mercy College, Yangebup | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 322 | 1,062 |
| Mater Christi Catholic Primary School, Yangebup | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 609 | 1,070 |
| Yangebup Primary School, Yangebup | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 322 | 989 |
| Emmanuel Catholic College, Success | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Jandakot Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 539 | 1,050 |
| Havenport MSL College, Cockburn Central | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 37 | 1,007 |
| Hammond Park Primary School, Hammond Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 858 | 1,061 |
| Success Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 582 | 1,048 |
| St Jerome's Primary School, Lake Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 468 | 1,051 |
| Jilbup Primary School, Hammond Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 294 | 1,054 |
| Newton Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 299 | 1,017 |
| Hammond Park Secondary College, Hammond Park | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,069 | 1,021 |
| Coogee Primary School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 605 | 1,064 |
| Atwell College, Atwell | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 831 | 1,003 |
| Harmony Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 501 | 1,063 |
| Hammond Park Catholic Primary School, Hammond Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 408 | 1,078 |
| South Lake Primary School, South Lake | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 280 | 979 |
| Lakeland Senior High School, South Lake | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 566 | 944 |
| Spearwood Alternative School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 95 | 1,079 |
| Atwell Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 505 | 1,047 |
| Spearwood Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 114 | 954 |
| Aubin Grove Primary School, Aubin Grove | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 923 | 1,076 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beeliar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50098/beeliar/topic/education