64.7% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brighton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brighton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Brighton have finished high school and university than in most similar areas. About 65% of people completed Year 12, and a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This makes the area stand out for its high levels of education compared to both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the South Australian figure at 64.7%, which is much higher than most other areas. Only 5.5% of residents finished school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brighton, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 33.8% of adults, a figure well above the Australian average. Many residents hold a Bachelor degree (33.1%) or a Postgraduate degree (11.6%).
33.8% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 33.8%
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 Brighton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.1%, followed by society and culture at 15.3% and health at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a higher advantage score than most areas. While there are 16 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
1.95
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
659
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,079
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brighton
16 schools — 10,539 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 726 | 1,077 |
| McAuley Community School, Hove | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 451 | 1,099 |
| Brighton Secondary School, North Brighton | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,737 | 1,071 |
| Paringa Park Primary School, North Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 515 | 1,101 |
| Christ the King School, Warradale | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 179 | 1,079 |
| Warradale Primary School, Warradale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 286 | 1,032 |
| Seacliff Primary School, Seacliff | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 356 | 1,094 |
| Stella Maris Parish School, Seacombe Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 429 | 1,086 |
| Sacred Heart College - Marcellin Campus, Somerton Park | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 2,033 | 1,083 |
| Darlington Primary School, Seacombe Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 184 | 964 |
| Seaview High School, Seacombe Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,377 | 1,038 |
| Seaview Downs Primary School, Seaview Downs | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 324 | 1,051 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion, Marion | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 320 | 1,090 |
| Westminster School, Marion | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,401 | 1,139 |
| Marion Primary School, Marion | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 149 | 1,032 |
| Suneden Specialist School, Mitchell Park | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 72 | 1,065 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40160/brighton/topic/education