53.5% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Braidwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Braidwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in Braidwood hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While these high-level qualifications are common, fewer residents finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 53.5% of people here completed Year 12, a figure that is well below the New South Wales and Australian averages. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 22.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Braidwood, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the national figure. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 25.5% and bachelor degrees at 24%.
25.7% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Braidwood splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Braidwood are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 12.7%. Society and culture, engineering, and education also make up significant shares of the local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 219 students, but there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The two schools within 3km are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
7.33
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
219
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Braidwood
2 schools — 437 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Braidwood Central School, Braidwood | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 306 | 1,005 |
| St Bede's Primary School, Braidwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 131 | 1,013 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Braidwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10544/braidwood/topic/education