37.0% ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brighton · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Brighton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 45% of qualified adults in Brighton hold a Certificate III or IV, making vocational training the most common achievement here. While university degrees are much less common than in other areas, the number of people finishing school and gaining qualifications has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 25.6% had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →Brighton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon, with only 8.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though the proportion has doubled since 2011.
8.9% ▲ +100.7%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Brighton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17%, followed by engineering at 15.2% and society and culture at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Brighton has 8 schools, and the typical school size is 236 students. Most children attend government schools (75%), but the average school advantage score is much lower than in most other areas.
8
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.85
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,886
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
236
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
856
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brighton
8 schools — 1,886 students, average ICSEA 856.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | — | 507 | 910 |
| JRLF - East Derwent Primary School, Bridgewater | Government | Primary | — | 337 | 800 |
| JRLF - Senior School, Bridgewater | Government | Secondary | — | 315 | 800 |
| St Paul's Catholic School, Bridgewater | Catholic | Primary | — | 178 | 895 |
| Northern Christian School, Bridgewater | Independent | Primary | — | 149 | 952 |
| JRLF - Herdsmans Cove Primary School, Herdsmans Cove | Government | Primary | — | 144 | 772 |
| Brighton High School, Brighton | Government | Secondary | — | 133 | 921 |
| JRLF - Gagebrook Primary School, Gagebrook | Government | Primary | — | 123 | 787 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA60410/brighton/topic/education