44.7% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brazier · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brazier
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the people in Brazier have finished Year 12, leaving a gap of 13 to 14 percentage points compared to state and national figures. While school completion is low, nearly one in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher. This mix suggests a community where many have bypassed traditional high school paths or pursued higher education later in life.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian and Australian figures. Around 31.6% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brazier, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 41%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. Diplomas and certificates are common, with 45.5% holding an advanced diploma or diploma.
19.4% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Brazier splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (38%) and Certificate III / IV (35%), with Bachelor degree at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with architecture and building and society and culture both at 27.3%. Other common areas of study include health at 22.7% and engineering and agriculture at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary school, which is government-run. This school is much smaller than most others, with an average size of 28 students and a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
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).
28
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brazier
1 school — 28 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kirup Primary School, Kirup | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 28 | 916 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brazier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50175/brazier/topic/education