53.8% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 46.9%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brennan · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Brennan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the adults in Brennan have completed Year 12, which is a significant increase from 2011. While school completion is higher than the Northern Territory average, the area has far fewer university degrees than most other parts of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.8% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that rose 6.9 points since 2011. This is well above the Northern Territory average but remains well below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brennan, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.9%, which is well below both the state and national figures. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 38.5% of people.
16.9% ▲ +41.8%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 Brennan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common areas of study include management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.6% and society and culture at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school. This school is much larger than most in similar areas, though the overall school advantage score is much lower than most other locations.
0.45
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 99% 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).
616
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
616
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brennan
1 school — 616 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 616 | 978 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brennan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70007/brennan/topic/education