30.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brundee · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 29 percentage points separates Brundee from the national average for Year 12 completion. Only 30% of residents here finished high school, which is far below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the local qualification levels, where no adults hold a bachelor's degree.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30% of people completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. The most common highest level of schooling achieved in the area is Year 10, at 42.5%.
30.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Brundee, the largest group is Year 10 at 47%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Brundee hold a bachelor's degree, which is far below the 26.3% national figure. Instead, over half the area's highest qualifications are Certificate III or IV, at 53.6%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Brundee, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 79%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are architecture and building at 21.4%, followed by agriculture and environment at 17.9%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
334
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
2 schools — 668 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Terara Public School, Terara | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 96 | 1,009 |
| Nowra Christian School, Nowra | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 572 | 1,033 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brundee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10614/brundee/topic/education