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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).
No 5 Branch · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in No 5 Branch
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school advantage scores than most areas mark No 5 Branch as a place where students face more challenges. While the area is small, it is home to two primary schools that serve the local children.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 27%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In No 5 Branch, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Bachelor degree at 125%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In No 5 Branch, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The two primary schools here are much smaller than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 51 students. These schools—split evenly between government and Catholic sectors—have an average advantage score of 924, which is much lower than the state and national figures.
51
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving No 5 Branch
2 schools — 101 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St John's School, Silkwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 48 | 962 |
| Silkwood State School, Silkwood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 53 | 889 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in No 5 Branch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32152/no-5-branch/topic/education