71.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brabham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brabham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 71% of residents in Brabham have completed Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This high level of schooling is reflected in a well-qualified adult population, where a quarter of people hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest for similar areas, with 71.5% of people finishing Year 12, which is 13 points higher than the Western Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brabham, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most areas and slightly above the state average.
25.6% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 Brabham, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 13 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest at this level. Local schools are typically much larger than those in most other areas.
0.83
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
556
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brabham
13 schools — 7,223 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 3
| Maarakool Primary School, Brabham | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 256 | 1,035 |
| Brabham Primary School, Brabham | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 978 | 1,032 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Dayton | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 207 | 1,054 |
| Henley Brook Primary School, Henley Brook | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 336 | 1,029 |
| Dayton Primary School, Dayton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 404 | 1,041 |
| Australian Islamic College (Henley Brook), Henley Brook | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 565 | 1,046 |
| Caversham Primary School, West Swan | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 404 | 1,035 |
| Ellenbrook Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 404 | 964 |
| Swan Valley Anglican Community School, Aveley | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,272 | 1,055 |
| St Helena's Catholic Primary School, Ellenbrook | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 420 | 1,039 |
| Caversham Valley Primary School, Caversham | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 679 | 1,035 |
| Aveley Primary School, Aveley | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 621 | 1,025 |
| Ellenbrook Christian College, Ellenbrook | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 677 | 1,050 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brabham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50173/brabham/topic/education