79.4% —
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 73.2%
- 2021: 79.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Among the most highly educated areas of its type, Brunswick sees over half of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This high level of attainment is matched by strong school completion rates, with 79.4% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure of 58.8%, and the proportion of people finishing school rose 6.2 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 9 or below is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult in Brunswick is highly qualified, with 51.9% holding a bachelor degree or higher—a figure far above the Victorian average of 29.2%.
51.9% —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 51.9%
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 Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common qualification at 18.6%, followed by management and commerce at 15.8% and creative arts at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Brunswick has an average school advantage score among the highest at this level, though its schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 327 students.
2.01
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower than 57% 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).
5,562
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
327
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,139
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan)
18 schools — 5,562 students, average ICSEA 1,139.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 3
| Brunswick Secondary College, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,074 | 1,119 |
| Sydney Road Community School, Brunswick | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 107 | 1,037 |
| Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 441 | 1,151 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Brunswick North | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 66 | 1,103 |
| Merri-bek Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 350 | 1,112 |
| Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 430 | 1,168 |
| St Joseph's School, Brunswick West | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 186 | 1,124 |
| Brunswick East Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 279 | 1,162 |
| Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 317 | 1,171 |
| Brunswick North West Primary School, Brunswick West | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 375 | 1,140 |
| St Fidelis' School, Moreland | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 251 | 1,119 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Brunswick East | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 249 | 1,124 |
| Parkville College, Parkville | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | — | — |
| Coburg West Primary School, Coburg | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 370 | 1,147 |
| St Bernard's School, Coburg | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 152 | 1,121 |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy North | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 165 | 1,186 |
| Merri Creek Primary School, Fitzroy North | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 442 | 1,186 |
| Pascoe Vale South Primary School, Pascoe Vale South | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 308 | 1,108 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21303/brunswick/topic/education