48.0% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brandy Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brandy Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Brandy Hill have shifted over the last decade, with 21.1% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure. The local profile shows a mix of vocational training and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school than the national average, with only 48% completing Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brandy Hill, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (7%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 37.4%. While 21.1% of adults have a degree, this is well below the 26.3% average for Australia.
21.1% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 Brandy Hill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 22.7%, followed by management and commerce at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar places. These schools are all government-run and tend to be smaller than most.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
98
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brandy Hill
3 schools — 293 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Mount Kanwary Public School, Osterley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 38 | 888 |
| Hinton Public School, Hinton | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 99 | 1,009 |
| Seaham Public School, Seaham | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 156 | 990 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brandy Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10545/brandy-hill/topic/education