63.0% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broughton Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Broughton Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 32.5% of adults in Broughton Vale hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is a highly qualified community where a large proportion of residents have finished high school and pursued further study. The area stands out for its high levels of educational attainment compared to most other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high in Broughton Vale, with 63% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Broughton Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, as the 32.5% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than most areas. Nearly 10% of residents also hold a postgraduate degree.
32.5% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 32.5%
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 Broughton Vale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the community are spread across several fields, with engineering and society and culture being the most common at 17.4% each, followed by management and commerce at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 1,067, which is much higher than most areas.
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 Vale
1 school — 268 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Berry Public School, Berry | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 268 | 1,067 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broughton Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10603/broughton-vale/topic/education