46.0% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brewongle · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brewongle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Brewongle has remained steady, with a notable gap in higher qualifications compared to the wider state. Only 13.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer residents have finished high school here than in most of the country. Only 46% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brewongle, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are common, with 50% of qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This contributes to a typical qualification level that is far below the state and national figures for university degrees.
13.8% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Brewongle, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Brewongle are spread across several fields, most commonly Engineering at 21% and Management and Commerce at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by two government primary schools, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than those in most other regions, with an average size of 130 students.
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).
130
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher 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 Brewongle
2 schools — 259 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Raglan Public School, Raglan | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 191 | 978 |
| O'Connell Public School, O'Connell | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 68 | 1,056 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brewongle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10561/brewongle/topic/education