36.8% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brandon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brandon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Brandon have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend carries through to higher education, where only 9.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the Queensland average of 57.1%, with only 36.8% of residents finishing Year 12. Many others stopped their schooling earlier, with 34.3% reaching Year 10 and 10.9% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Brandon splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as the 9.7% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian average. Trade certificates are much more typical, with 45.7% of the community holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.7% ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Brandon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 27.1%. Other frequent areas of study include Management and commerce at 10.4% and Society and culture at 8.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3km of residents, which is a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. However, the typical school here is smaller than usual, with an average size of 202 students.
9.95
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
202
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brandon
10 schools — 2,015 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Brandon State School, Brandon | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 18 | 834 |
| St Francis Catholic School, Ayr | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 222 | 1,007 |
| Ayr State School, Ayr | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 60 | 763 |
| Burdekin Catholic High School, Ayr | Catholic | Secondary | 6.4 km | 293 | 989 |
| East Ayr State School, Ayr | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 500 | 952 |
| Burdekin School, Ayr | Government | Combined | 6.6 km | 19 | 945 |
| Ayr State High School, Ayr | Government | Secondary | 6.6 km | 497 | 925 |
| Maidavale State School, Airville | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 11 | 957 |
| Kalamia State School, Brandon | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 15 | 883 |
| Burdekin Christian College, Ayr | Independent | Combined | 7.0 km | 380 | 949 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brandon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30359/brandon/topic/education