36.1% ▲ +41.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brightview · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brightview
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Brightview has remained low, with only 36.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where many adults have left school before finishing their final year.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below those of Queensland and Australia. While 36.1% finished their final year, 36.5% of residents listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Brightview splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, over half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.4% ▲ +146.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Brightview, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 19.8% and management and commerce at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by five government primary schools, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than those in most other areas and have lower advantage scores.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
164
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brightview
5 schools — 821 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 5
| Lockrose State School, Lockrose | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 57 | 947 |
| Mount Tarampa State School, Mount Tarampa | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 60 | 871 |
| Prenzlau State School, Prenzlau | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 60 | 989 |
| Tarampa State School, Tarampa | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 93 | 961 |
| Hatton Vale State School, Hatton Vale | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 551 | 969 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brightview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30374/brightview/topic/education