61.2% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brooklyn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brooklyn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 61% of Brooklyn residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This high level of school completion is paired with a strong rate of university degrees, making it an educated pocket of the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 61.2% of people doing so. This is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brooklyn, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30% of residents.
27.9% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 Brooklyn, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 18.7%. This is followed by management, commerce, society, and culture, which each account for 16.4% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 6 schools within 3km, a number larger than most similar places. While these schools are smaller than average, they have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
9.43
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
176
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,104
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brooklyn
6 schools — 1,054 students, average ICSEA 1,104.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6
| Cowan Public School, Cowan | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 24 | 1,063 |
| Brooklyn Public School, Brooklyn | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 79 | 1,064 |
| Wideview Public School, Berowra Heights | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 321 | 1,102 |
| Berowra Public School, Berowra | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 272 | 1,085 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Berowra Heights | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 297 | 1,131 |
| Pacific Berowra Christian School, Berowra | Independent | Primary | 6.9 km | 61 | 1,136 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brooklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10596/brooklyn/topic/education