33.3% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brigalow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brigalow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.3% of people in Brigalow have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This makes it an area with much lower levels of formal schooling and higher education than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The rate of Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Many residents have lower levels of schooling, with 27.8% finishing Year 10 and 18.8% leaving at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brigalow, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 7.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.4% of residents.
7.1% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Brigalow, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by two government primary schools, which are among the smallest in the region with an average size of just 19 students.
28.57
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
19
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
852
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brigalow
2 schools — 37 students, average ICSEA 852.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Brigalow State School, Brigalow | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 24 | 865 |
| Warra State School, Warra | Government | Primary | 11.4 km | 13 | 827 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brigalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30371/brigalow/topic/education