36.0% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beverley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beverley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Beverley have remained low over time, with only 36% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8% and suggests a local workforce that relies more on trade certificates than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. Around 29.5% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beverley, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 9.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.9% of residents.
9.2% ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Beverley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 14.9%, followed by management and commerce at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per child than most areas, though the average school size of 185 is lower than typical. All local schools are government-run combined institutions.
7.46
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
185
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beverley
1 school — 185 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Beverley District High School, Beverley | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 185 | 932 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50116/beverley/topic/education