58.5% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beldon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beldon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Thirty schools within 3 km make Beldon an area with exceptionally high access to education. While most adults here finish school at a rate similar to the rest of the country, the local qualification mix leans heavily toward trade and vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beldon, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident holds a Certificate III or IV, as 37.6% of adults have one. While 18.5% hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.5% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 Beldon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study in the area include engineering and related subjects at 18.4%, followed by management and commerce at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 507 students. Government schools make up the bulk of the sector at 80%, and most are primary schools.
4.98
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
507
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beldon
30 schools — 15,199 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 8 · Combined 1
| Belridge Secondary College, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 959 | 1,010 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 111 | 1,039 |
| Beldon Primary School, Beldon | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 303 | 1,016 |
| Beldon Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 75 | 1,049 |
| Eddystone Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 322 | 1,013 |
| Whitford Catholic Primary School, Craigie | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 637 | 1,092 |
| Mullaloo Heights Primary School, Mullaloo | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 236 | 1,070 |
| Heathridge Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 191 | 1,011 |
| Mater Dei College, Edgewater | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,047 | 1,056 |
| Craigie Heights Primary School, Craigie | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 365 | 1,036 |
| Edgewater Primary School, Edgewater | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 414 | 1,064 |
| Poseidon Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 267 | 1,018 |
| Springfield Primary School, Kallaroo | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 232 | 1,053 |
| North Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Bambara Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 268 | 1,063 |
| Alta-1 College - Joondalup Campus, Joondalup | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 845 | 950 |
| Mullaloo Beach Primary School, Mullaloo | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 294 | 1,077 |
| Ocean Reef Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 192 | 1,043 |
| Connolly Primary School, Connolly | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 384 | 1,062 |
| Ocean Reef Senior High School, Ocean Reef | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,353 | 1,055 |
| West Coast Language Development Centre, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 302 | 1,033 |
| Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 160 | 1,058 |
| School Of Special Educational Needs: Sensory, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 144 | — |
| Prendiville Catholic College, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,086 | 1,073 |
| St Mark's Anglican Community School, Hillarys | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,856 | 1,112 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement, Padbury | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 39 | 923 |
| St Simon Peter Catholic Primary School, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 587 | 1,086 |
| Woodvale Secondary College, Woodvale | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,251 | 1,066 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 516 | 1,070 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50102/beldon/topic/education