16.6% ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Beswick · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Beswick
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Beswick have completed high school or university compared to other similar areas. Only 16.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where most adults have left school early or hold trade certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than 17% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. Instead, 43.7% of residents had Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Beswick, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 44%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 2.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though 37.7% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
2.1% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Beswick, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Certificate I / II is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are architecture and building at 18.2%, followed by engineering and education, both at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, with one government combined school serving the community. This school is smaller than most and has a lower advantage score than typical areas.
6.76
Higher than 66% 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).
138
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
585
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Beswick
1 school — 138 students, average ICSEA 585.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Wugularr School, Beswick | Government | Combined | 0.5 km | 138 | 585 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Beswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70031/beswick/topic/education