54.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brimbin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brimbin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of the adults in Brimbin hold a Certificate III or IV, making it a place where trade and vocational training are common. While many residents have high-level qualifications, the area has a smaller share of people finishing high school than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brimbin, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Brimbin has a strong academic profile, with 31% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
31.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 31.0%
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 Brimbin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 22.7%, followed by architecture and building at 20.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has seven schools within 3km, which is more than 79% of similar places. These schools are generally larger than average and the typical school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
407
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brimbin
7 schools — 2,846 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| St Joseph's Primary School, Taree | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 271 | 952 |
| Manning Gardens Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 207 | 724 |
| Chatham High School, Taree | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 493 | 814 |
| St Clare's High School, Taree | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 630 | 1,012 |
| Chatham Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 222 | 837 |
| Cundletown Public School, Cundletown | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 265 | 923 |
| Manning Valley Anglican College, Cundletown | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 758 | 1,005 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brimbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10569/brimbin/topic/education