65.4% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brooklyn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brooklyn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high rate of school and university completion defines the local workforce in Brooklyn. Most of the community has finished Year 12, and nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, with 65.4% of residents finishing their schooling. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brooklyn, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 29.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the state average and well above the Australian figure.
29.4% ▲ +95.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 Brooklyn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Brooklyn has 36 schools within 3 km, one of the highest counts for an area of this level. These schools are larger than most, with a school advantage score that is much higher than similar areas.
3.70
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
466
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brooklyn
36 schools — 16,769 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 15 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Annunciation School, Brooklyn | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 65 | 1,068 |
| Emmanuel College, Altona North | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 2,533 | 1,079 |
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 19 | 966 |
| Sunshine Special Developmental School, Sunshine | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 193 | 976 |
| St Peter's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 190 | 999 |
| Altona North Primary School, Altona North | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 217 | 994 |
| Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 198 | 1,014 |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School, Sunshine | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 317 | 1,070 |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 502 | 903 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| Glengala Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 141 | 921 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| St Leo the Great Primary School, Altona North | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 342 | 1,116 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,555 | 1,036 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 360 | 1,029 |
| Sunshine College, Sunshine West | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,217 | 952 |
| Sunshine Harvester Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 350 | 965 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| St Theresa's School, Albion | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 229 | 1,076 |
| Rosamond School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 145 | 1,012 |
| Braybrook College, Braybrook | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,373 | 977 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| Australian Islamic Centre College, Newport | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 151 | 1,032 |
| Newport Gardens Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 516 | 1,106 |
| St Paul's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 515 | 1,015 |
| Marian College, Sunshine West | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 856 | 999 |
| Newport Lakes Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 566 | 1,126 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| Sacred Heart School, Newport | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 297 | 1,126 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brooklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20352/brooklyn/topic/education