29.1% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broken Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Broken Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Broken Hill have finished high school and earned degrees than a decade ago, though levels remain low. The typical resident is less likely to have completed Year 12 compared to the rest of the state, with only 29.1% reaching this milestone.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas, although the figure has risen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Broken Hill splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.4% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This has grown by 3.5 percentage points since 2011, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.2% of people.
10.4% ▲ +49.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Broken Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Broken Hill are most common in engineering and related fields (18.4%), followed by health (12.6%) and management and commerce (12.5%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools in the area, which is among the largest number for similar places. Most of these are government primary schools, with 2,528 total enrolments and an average school size of 253 students.
10
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.33
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
2,528
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
253
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
905
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Broken Hill
10 schools — 2,528 students, average ICSEA 905.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2
| School of the Air, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 120 | 985 |
| Broken Hill North Public School, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 206 | 864 |
| Willyama High School, Broken Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 570 | 903 |
| Sacred Heart Parish School, Broken Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 190 | 990 |
| Morgan Street Public School, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 290 | 960 |
| Broken Hill Public School, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 162 | 881 |
| Broken Hill High School, Broken Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 411 | 892 |
| Burke Ward Public School, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 200 | 858 |
| Alma Public School, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 255 | 875 |
| Railway Town Public School, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 124 | 868 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105021097/broken-hill/topic/education