59.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broughton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Broughton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Broughton, where about 26% of adults hold a university degree. This professional lean is reflected in the local school advantage score, which is also much higher than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of residents have completed Year 12, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Broughton, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About one quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the New South Wales average.
25.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Broughton splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Postgraduate degree at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 21.2%, followed by management and commerce at 17.3% and architecture and building at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas and carries a school advantage score much higher than most counterparts.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
268
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Broughton
1 school — 268 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Berry Public School, Berry | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 268 | 1,067 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broughton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10602/broughton/topic/education