29.2% ▲ +33.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broken Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Broken Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Broken Hill compared to most other areas. Only 29.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where only 10.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, at 33.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Broken Hill splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.2% of residents.
10.4% ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Broken Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 18.4%, followed by health at 12.6% and management and commerce at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3km, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score of 905 is much lower than most other areas.
3.32
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
253
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
905
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 Broken Hill
10 schools — 2,528 students, average ICSEA 905.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2
| Alma Public School, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 44.0 km | 255 | 875 |
| Railway Town Public School, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 46.0 km | 124 | 868 |
| Broken Hill High School, Broken Hill | Government | Secondary | 46.5 km | 411 | 892 |
| Broken Hill Public School, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 46.9 km | 162 | 881 |
| Burke Ward Public School, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 47.0 km | 200 | 858 |
| Sacred Heart Parish School, Broken Hill | Catholic | Primary | 47.2 km | 190 | 990 |
| School of the Air, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 47.6 km | 120 | 985 |
| Broken Hill North Public School, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 47.8 km | 206 | 864 |
| Morgan Street Public School, Broken Hill | Government | Primary | 48.3 km | 290 | 960 |
| Willyama High School, Broken Hill | Government | Secondary | 48.5 km | 570 | 903 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10589/broken-hill/topic/education