32.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brightly · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brightly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of Brightly residents reached Year 10 as their highest school level, reflecting a community where few have finished secondary school. This is a low-qualification area, with bachelor's degree holders making up only 6.4% of the adult population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.6% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brightly, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher are far below the Queensland figure, at just 6.4%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.1% of residents.
6.4% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Brightly, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 42.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 28.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, which is much smaller than most schools with an average size of 29 students.
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).
29
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
957
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brightly
1 school — 29 students, average ICSEA 957.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| North Eton State School, North Eton | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 29 | 957 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brightly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30372/brightly/topic/education