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Education & Qualifications in Braefield

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Braefield, where only 33.3% of people completed Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%.

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📍 Braefield, Suburb / Locality

Where Braefield sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Braefield — lower than 99% of areas.

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2339, NSW 11.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 10 is the most common highest school year finished at 36.8%, while only 33.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average.

Completed Year 12

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33.3% —

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Braefield splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (46%) and Year 12 (41%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.

Year 10 36.8% Year 12 33.3% Year 9 or below 10.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Braefield hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, 42.4% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Braefield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 42.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.1% Certificate I / II 9.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are education at 15.2%, followed by architecture and building, management and commerce, and society and culture, each at 12.1%.

Field of qualification

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Braefield splits fairly evenly between Education (22%) and Architecture & building (17%), with Management & commerce at 17%.

Education 15.2% Architecture & building 12.1% Management & commerce 12.1% Society & culture 12.1% Engineering & related 9.1% Health 9.1%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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).

Schools in and around Braefield — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Braefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10541/braefield/topic/education