77.6% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 77.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brunswick - Coburg · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Brunswick - Coburg
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in Brunswick - Coburg hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly educated areas in the region. This high level of qualification is matched by strong school completion rates, with most residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has climbed 12 points since 2011, with 77.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brunswick - Coburg, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 48.7%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 29.2%. This figure rose 13 points since 2011.
48.7% ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 48.7%
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 Brunswick - Coburg, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Certificate III / IV (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, held by 18.1% of the qualified population, followed by management and commerce at 16.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Brunswick - Coburg has 23 schools, where the average advantage score is much higher than most areas. About 60.9% of these schools are government run.
23
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.98
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10,556
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
459
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,099
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brunswick - Coburg
23 schools — 10,556 students, average ICSEA 1,099.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg | Independent | Combined | — | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| Coburg High School, Coburg | Government | Secondary | — | 1,265 | 1,099 |
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | — | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Antonine College, Pascoe Vale South | Catholic | Combined | — | 927 | 982 |
| Coburg North Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | — | 509 | 1,128 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | — | 441 | 1,151 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | — | 430 | 1,168 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | — | 375 | 1,140 |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | — | 370 | 1,147 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | — | 350 | 1,112 |
| Coburg Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | — | 346 | 1,113 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | — | 317 | 1,171 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | — | 308 | 1,108 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | — | 279 | 1,162 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | — | 251 | 1,119 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | — | 249 | 1,124 |
| St Paul's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | — | 200 | 1,097 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | — | 186 | 1,124 |
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | — | 152 | 1,121 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | — | 107 | 1,037 |
| Islamic College of Sport, Coburg | Independent | Secondary | — | 72 | 989 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School, Coburg | Government | Combined | — | 67 | 1,028 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | — | 66 | 1,103 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brunswick - Coburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20601/brunswick-coburg/topic/education