27.9% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brewarrina · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Brewarrina
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Brewarrina have finished high school or university than in most other parts of the country. Only 27.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means a larger proportion of the local workforce relies on practical experience or shorter courses rather than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is among the lowest for similar areas at 27.9%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This rate has risen slightly by 4.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Brewarrina splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (34%) and Year 10 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 9.5%, which is far below the national average. While this is much lower than most areas, the figure rose 1.7 points since 2011.
9.5% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Brewarrina, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Education is the most common field of qualification at 11.3%, followed by Health and Management and commerce, which both stand at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools with a total of 222 enrolments. These schools are among the smallest and have some of the lowest advantage scores compared to other similar areas.
5
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
18.12
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
222
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
44
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
684
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brewarrina
5 schools — 222 students, average ICSEA 684.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 2
| Brewarrina Central School, Brewarrina | Government | Combined | — | 122 | 652 |
| St Patrick's Parish School, Brewarrina | Catholic | Primary | — | 37 | 770 |
| Brewarrina Christian School, Gongolgon | Independent | Combined | — | 30 | 756 |
| Goodooga Central School, Goodooga | Government | Combined | — | 28 | 629 |
| Weilmoringle Public School, Weilmoringle | Government | Primary | — | 5 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brewarrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11200/brewarrina/topic/education