67.2% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Braybrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Braybrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of qualified adults live in Braybrook, where university degrees and high school completion rates have climbed significantly over the last decade. Around 67.2% of residents have finished Year 12, while nearly a third hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 14 points since 2011 to 67.2%, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%. Only 12.5% of residents have a highest school year of Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Braybrook, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 13 points since 2011 to 31.8%, a result that is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 34.1%.
31.8% ▲ +69.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 31.8%
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 Braybrook, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of qualification at 20.8%, followed by society and culture at 11.3% and engineering at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Braybrook has six schools with a total of 4,003 enrolments, which is larger than about 90% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than those in most other areas and are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.01
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
Higher than 87% 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).
4,003
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
667
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Lower than 60% 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 Braybrook
48 schools — 21,412 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 18 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| Rosamond School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 145 | 1,012 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 502 | 903 |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,555 | 1,036 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| Sunshine Harvester Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 350 | 965 |
| Braybrook College, Braybrook | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,373 | 977 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| Avondale Primary School, Avondale Heights | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 433 | 1,074 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School, Sunshine | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 317 | 1,070 |
| Sunshine North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 234 | 966 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 19 | 966 |
| St Bernadette's School, Sunshine North | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 333 | 1,005 |
| Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 198 | 1,014 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Avondale Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 279 | 1,074 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Sunshine Christian School, Sunshine North | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 94 | 934 |
| St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 441 | 1,125 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| St Theresa's School, Albion | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Albion Primary School, Albion | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 189 | 1,031 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| Furlong Park School For Deaf Children, Sunshine North | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 67 | 1,043 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 360 | 1,029 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School, Essendon | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 374 | 1,108 |
| St Peter's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 190 | 999 |
| Annunciation School, Brooklyn | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 65 | 1,068 |
| Albion North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 184 | 967 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 364 | 1,111 |
| St Bernard's College, Essendon | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,567 | 1,100 |
| Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 826 | 1,082 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| Sunshine Special Developmental School, Sunshine | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 193 | 976 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| Sunshine College, Sunshine West | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,217 | 952 |
| St Peter's School, Keilor East | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 561 | 1,085 |
| Glengala Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 141 | 921 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Braybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031347/braybrook/topic/education