79.3% —
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 74.5%
- 2021: 79.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 21 percentage points separates the 47.7% of adults in Brighton with a bachelor degree or higher from the national figure. This area stands out for its highly educated population, with nearly 80% of residents completing Year 12. These figures have grown since 2016, making the community one of the most qualified in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 80% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure far above the 61.8% seen in Victoria. This rate has risen by 4.9 percentage points since the last census.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brighton (Southern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 11 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are very high here, with 47.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and represents a 4.8 percentage point increase since 2016.
47.7% —
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 47.7%
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 (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 26.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.7% and health at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 607 students and a high average advantage score. There are 11,541 enrolments across government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
1.89
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 54% of state electorate 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).
11,541
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
607
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,145
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)
19 schools — 11,541 students, average ICSEA 1,145.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 4 · Secondary 4
| Firbank Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 1,046 | 1,152 |
| Brighton Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 550 | 1,153 |
| Brighton Grammar School, Brighton | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,480 | 1,143 |
| St James' School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 146 | 1,133 |
| Star of the Sea College, Brighton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,204 | 1,132 |
| Gardenvale Primary School, Brighton East | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 617 | 1,164 |
| Elsternwick Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 463 | 1,147 |
| St Joan of Arc School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 402 | 1,170 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 264 | 1,146 |
| St Finbar's School, Brighton East | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 331 | 1,136 |
| Brighton Secondary College, Brighton East | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 873 | 1,106 |
| St Leonard's College, Brighton East | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,597 | 1,184 |
| Elwood Primary School, Elwood | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 618 | 1,131 |
| Elwood College, Elwood | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 804 | 1,096 |
| St Mary's School, Hampton | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 194 | 1,142 |
| Hampton Primary School, Hampton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 628 | 1,168 |
| St Columba's School, Elwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 137 | 1,152 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College, Elwood | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 149 | 1,112 |
| Tombolo Academy, Hampton | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 38 | 1,119 |
Sources
More for Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21106/brighton/topic/education