65.5% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brigadoon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brigadoon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong 65.5% of residents in Brigadoon have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of secondary school completion sets the tone for a well-educated community where many adults hold professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most similar areas. With 65.5% of people finishing Year 12, the figure is well above both the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brigadoon, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas. While this is about the same as the Western Australian average, it remains well below the national figure.
23.1% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 Brigadoon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by engineering and related studies at 22.2%, followed by management and commerce at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which has a higher advantage score than most similar schools. The typical school size here is 398 students.
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).
398
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brigadoon
1 school — 398 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Upper Swan Primary School, Upper Swan | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 398 | 1,008 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brigadoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50181/brigadoon/topic/education