87.9% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 77.0%
- 2016: 80.7%
- 2021: 87.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Braddon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Braddon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 65% of adults in Braddon hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the country. This high level of education is matched by strong school completion rates, with the vast majority of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 87.9%, a rate that rose 11 points since 2011. This is far above the ACT average of 77% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Braddon, Year 12 is the majority at 93%; Year 10 is next at 4%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far above the ACT and national figures at 64.8%. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when the figure was 47.9%.
64.8% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 64.8%
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 Braddon, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (31%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (8%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are society and culture at 33%, followed by management and commerce at 18.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Braddon has two schools with an average size of 672 students, which is much higher than most areas. There are 5.87 schools per 1,000 children, a figure much higher than in similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.87
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower than 53% 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).
1,343
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
672
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,136
Higher than 93% 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 Braddon
18 schools — 9,540 students, average ICSEA 1,131.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Merici College, Braddon | Catholic | Secondary | 0.3 km | 992 | 1,138 |
| Ainslie School, Braddon | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 351 | 1,130 |
| Turner School, Turner | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 318 | 1,141 |
| Campbell High School, Campbell | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 420 | 1,120 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, O'Connor | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 334 | 1,130 |
| O'Connor Cooperative School, O'Connor | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 60 | 1,141 |
| Daramalan College, Dickson | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,498 | 1,127 |
| North Ainslie Primary School, Ainslie | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 527 | 1,145 |
| Emmaus Christian School, Dickson | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 590 | 1,138 |
| Lyneham High School, Lyneham | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,034 | 1,132 |
| Black Mountain School, O'Connor | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 108 | 1,030 |
| Lyneham Primary School, Lyneham | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 498 | 1,135 |
| Brindabella Christian College, Lyneham | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 929 | 1,154 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Campbell | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 179 | 1,145 |
| Dickson College, Dickson | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 899 | 1,101 |
| Campbell Primary School, Campbell | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 267 | 1,136 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hackett | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 167 | 1,164 |
| Rosary Primary School, Watson | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 369 | 1,121 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Braddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051051/braddon/topic/education