27.1% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bakers Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bakers Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Bakers Beach than in most similar areas. Only 27.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also far below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national levels, and among the lowest for its area type. The most common highest school year reached here is Year 10, at 38.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bakers Beach, Year 10 is the majority at 51%; Year 12 is next at 36%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common than in most of Australia, with only 12.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Certificate III or IV is the most frequent qualification, held by 38% of residents.
12.5% ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Bakers Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with engineering and related subjects being the most common at 20%. Architecture, building, management, and society and culture each account for 16%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km of the area. Both the average school size of 279 students and the average school advantage score are around the middle for similar areas.
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).
279
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bakers Beach
1 school — 279 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Port Sorell Primary School, Port Sorell | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 279 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bakers Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60027/bakers-beach/topic/education