63.3% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brinsmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Brinsmead
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas define Brinsmead, where 63.3% of residents have finished Year 12. This educational achievement is well above both the Queensland and national figures, reflecting a steady climb in qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure at 63.3%, a result that has risen by 6.8 percentage points since 2011. This is higher than most areas, with only 19.5% of the population peaking at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brinsmead, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Queensland average. This figure has grown by 6.7 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 30.2%.
24.9% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 24.9%
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 Brinsmead, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Brinsmead has one independent school, which is smaller than most areas at this level. While this single school is larger than typical, the overall number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.82
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% 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).
562
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
562
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
Higher than 61% 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 Brinsmead
9 schools — 7,408 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 4
| Freshwater Christian College, Brinsmead | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 562 | 1,041 |
| St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley, Redlynch | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,373 | 1,067 |
| Whitfield State School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 774 | 974 |
| Freshwater State School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 594 | 1,064 |
| Redlynch State College, Redlynch | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,834 | 1,007 |
| Edge Hill State School, Edge Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 864 | 1,016 |
| Peace Lutheran College, Kamerunga | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 544 | 1,054 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Manunda | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 382 | 953 |
| Cairns West State School, Manunda | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 481 | 784 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brinsmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011138/brinsmead/topic/education