35.0% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 35.0%
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.
Low levels of formal schooling define the educational landscape in Brighton, where only 35% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the Tasmanian and national figures, reflecting a local workforce that relies more on trade and vocational skills than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with 38% of residents listing Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Brighton splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 11 at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here; only 6.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
6.6% ▲ +74.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Brighton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.2% and engineering at 17.1%, followed by society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are more schools within 3 km than in 75% of similar areas, Brighton has a lower number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas.
1.82
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
256
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
887
Lower than 88% 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
5 schools — 1,282 students, average ICSEA 887.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Brighton High School, Brighton | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 133 | 921 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 507 | 910 |
| Northern Christian School, Bridgewater | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 149 | 952 |
| JRLF - Senior School, Bridgewater | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 315 | 800 |
| St Paul's Catholic School, Bridgewater | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 178 | 895 |
Sources
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Cite this page
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/SAL60075/brighton/topic/education