35.5% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brushgrove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brushgrove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Brushgrove than in most similar areas. Only 35.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is a huge gap compared to the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the area has a much lower rate of university degrees than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical level of schooling is much lower than most areas, with only 35.5% of people finishing Year 12. Instead, the most common highest year of school completed here is Year 10, reached by 36.7% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →Brushgrove splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.9% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, at 34.3%.
14.9% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Brushgrove, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, though it is among the smallest at this level with an average size of 17 students and a low school advantage score.
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).
17
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
774
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brushgrove
1 school — 17 students, average ICSEA 774.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cowper Public School, Cowper | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 17 | 774 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brushgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10619/brushgrove/topic/education