36.5% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shannon Brook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Shannon Brook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of qualified adults in Shannon Brook hold a Certificate III or IV, marking it as an area with a strong focus on trade and vocational skills. This practical approach to learning is reflected in the local data, where university degrees are far less common than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 36.5%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is lower than most similar areas, with about 33.6% of residents having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Shannon Brook splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. This is much lower than most other areas, with the majority of qualifications being trade certificates.
7.9% ▲ +123.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Shannon Brook, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 18.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.5% and engineering at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most other schools. While the average school advantage score is lower than most areas, there are more schools per 1,000 children than in many similar places.
24.39
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
48
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Shannon Brook
1 school — 48 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Leeville Public School, Leeville | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 48 | 953 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shannon Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13540/shannon-brook/topic/education