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Brookton · Council (LGA)

Education & Qualifications in Brookton

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Brookton. The town has seen a slow increase in schooling and degree levels over the last decade, though overall education levels remain far below both the state and national figures.

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📍 Brookton, Council (LGA)

Where Brookton sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.9% ▲ +44.8%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Brookton — lower than 76% of areas.

Brookton9.9%
Rest of WA 13.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 36.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of people completing Year 12 has risen by 2.8 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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36.5% ▲ +8.3%

Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Brookton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.

Year 12 36.5% Year 10 32.7% Year 9 or below 12.4% Year 11 9.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.9% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is much lower than most similar areas, even though the rate rose by 3.1 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.9% ▲ +44.8%

Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Brookton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 34.2% Bachelor degree 14.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.6% Postgraduate degree 3.0% Certificate I / II 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.4%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Brookton has one government school with 120 enrolments, making it smaller than about 88% of similar areas. The school's average advantage score of 913 is much lower than most areas.

Average school ICSEA

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913

Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Brookton

1 school — 120 students, average ICSEA 913.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Combined 1
Brookton District High School, Brookton Government Combined — 120 913

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brookton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50910/brookton/topic/education