57.7% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brimbank · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Brimbank
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 8 percentage points of growth in higher education and school completion since 2011 show Brimbank is becoming more qualified. While many residents now hold degrees or finished high school, the area still sits well below state and national figures for these milestones.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.7% of people finished Year 12, which is a little below the Australian figure and well below Victoria. This is a significant climb from 2011, when only 49.0% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brimbank, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.7% of the population, a figure well below both the state and national levels. This has risen 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
19.7% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Brimbank, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Brimbank has 56 schools and some of the highest enrolments for its level, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most students attend government schools (66.1%) and primary campuses (76.8%).
56
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.73
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26,687
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
477
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Lower than 63% 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 Brimbank
56 schools — 26,687 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 18 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 43 · Secondary 10 · Combined 3
| Copperfield College, Delahey | Government | Secondary | — | 1,846 | 962 |
| St Albans Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | — | 1,715 | 962 |
| Victoria University Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | — | 1,350 | 967 |
| Taylors Lakes Secondary College, Taylors Lakes | Government | Secondary | — | 1,280 | 1,007 |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College, Keilor Downs | Government | Secondary | — | 1,223 | 1,004 |
| Sunshine College, Sunshine West | Government | Secondary | — | 1,217 | 952 |
| Sydenham - Hillside Primary School, Sydenham | Government | Primary | — | 993 | 1,012 |
| Catholic Regional College Sydenham, Sydenham | Catholic | Secondary | — | 974 | 1,028 |
| Marian College, Sunshine West | Catholic | Secondary | — | 856 | 999 |
| Cairnlea Park Primary School, Cairnlea | Government | Primary | — | 776 | 1,023 |
| Taylors Lakes Primary School, Taylors Lakes | Government | Primary | — | 678 | 1,029 |
| Catholic Regional College North Keilor, Keilor Lodge | Catholic | Secondary | — | 642 | 1,045 |
| Catholic Regional College St Albans, St Albans | Catholic | Secondary | — | 582 | 932 |
| Derrimut Primary School, Derrimut | Government | Primary | — | 574 | 998 |
| Holy Eucharist School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | — | 548 | 972 |
| St Paul's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | — | 515 | 1,015 |
| St Peter Chanel School, Deer Park | Catholic | Primary | — | 506 | 1,012 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Keilor Downs | Catholic | Primary | — | 502 | 1,059 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Sydenham | Catholic | Primary | — | 476 | 1,067 |
| St Lawrence Catholic Primary School, Derrimut | Catholic | Primary | — | 454 | 1,043 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | — | 453 | 957 |
| St Albans Meadows Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | — | 425 | 984 |
| Keilor Views Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | — | 396 | 1,019 |
| Deer Park West Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | — | 389 | 989 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | — | 367 | 966 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | — | 360 | 1,029 |
| St Albans East Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | — | 354 | 951 |
| Sunshine Harvester Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | — | 350 | 965 |
| St Bernadette's School, Sunshine North | Catholic | Primary | — | 333 | 1,005 |
| Jackson School, St Albans | Government | Combined | — | 322 | 969 |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School, Sunshine | Catholic | Primary | — | 317 | 1,070 |
| Albanvale Primary School, Albanvale | Government | Primary | — | 313 | 950 |
| Deer Park North Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | — | 307 | 942 |
| Mackellar Primary School, Delahey | Government | Primary | — | 300 | 993 |
| Sacred Heart School, St Albans | Catholic | Primary | — | 282 | 953 |
| St Paul's Kealba Catholic School, Kealba | Catholic | Primary | — | 257 | 1,025 |
| St Albans Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | — | 256 | 955 |
| Sunshine North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | — | 234 | 966 |
| St Theresa's School, Albion | Catholic | Primary | — | 229 | 1,076 |
| University Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | — | 229 | 999 |
| St Albans Heights Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | — | 213 | 950 |
| Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | — | 198 | 1,014 |
| Sunshine Special Developmental School, Sunshine | Government | Combined | — | 193 | 976 |
| St Peter's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | — | 190 | 999 |
| Albion Primary School, Albion | Government | Primary | — | 189 | 1,031 |
| Stevensville Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | — | 185 | 930 |
| Albion North Primary School, Sunshine North | Government | Primary | — | 184 | 967 |
| Monmia Primary School, Keilor Downs | Government | Primary | — | 180 | 985 |
| St Albans North Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | — | 164 | 950 |
| Glengala Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | — | 141 | 921 |
| Ardeer Primary School, Ardeer | Government | Primary | — | 139 | 986 |
| Ardeer South Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | — | 139 | 979 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | — | 124 | 969 |
| Mother of God School, Ardeer | Catholic | Primary | — | 107 | 995 |
| Sunshine Christian School, Sunshine North | Independent | Primary | — | 94 | 934 |
| Furlong Park School For Deaf Children, Sunshine North | Government | Combined | — | 67 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brimbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21301/brimbank/topic/education