61.9% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brooklet · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brooklet
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees shape daily life in Brooklet, where nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This educational achievement is much higher than in most similar areas, creating a community with a strong academic profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people have finished high school here than in most other areas, with 61.9% completing Year 12. This is well above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brooklet, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, and the 29.2% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is a little above the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
29.2% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 Brooklet, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 15%, followed by architecture and building at 12.9% and society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three government primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than usual, with an average size of 76 students.
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).
76
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brooklet
3 schools — 227 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Fernleigh Public School, Fernleigh | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 33 | 1,032 |
| Newrybar Public School, Newrybar | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 61 | 1,082 |
| Teven-Tintenbar Public School, Tintenbar | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 133 | 1,057 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brooklet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10595/brooklet/topic/education