40.6% ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Braunstone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Braunstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Braunstone. This area has a smaller proportion of people finishing high school and earning degrees compared to state and national figures. Only 40.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 40.6% of people finishing Year 12. Around 35.7% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Braunstone, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.4% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.8% of residents.
16.4% ▲ +108.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 Braunstone, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 19.4%, followed by management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one primary government school within 3km. This school is much smaller than most others in similar areas, with an average size of 66 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
66
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
903
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Braunstone
1 school — 66 students, average ICSEA 903.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Coutts Crossing Public School, Coutts Crossing | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 66 | 903 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Braunstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10547/braunstone/topic/education