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Education & Qualifications in Dubbo Regional

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher university qualification rates than most similar areas mark the education profile of Dubbo Regional. While a fair number of adults hold degrees, the area still sees far fewer people finishing Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Dubbo Regional, Council (LGA)

Where Dubbo Regional sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.0% —

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Dubbo Regional — higher than 68% of areas.

Dubbo Regional17.0%
Rest of NSW 17.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 43.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. Roughly 27.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Highest year of school

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In Dubbo Regional, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 43.1% Year 10 27.8% Year 9 or below 11.0% Year 11 6.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 17% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.4% of people.

Highest qualification level

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In Dubbo Regional, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).

Certificate III / IV 32.4% Bachelor degree 19.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.2% Postgraduate degree 5.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.7% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Management and Commerce at 16.7%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 11.9% and Health at 11.3%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Dubbo Regional has 33 schools with total enrolments of 9,750, which is larger than about 78% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (66.7%), and the typical school size of 305 is higher than in most other areas.

Average school ICSEA

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929

Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Dubbo Regional

33 schools — 9,750 students, average ICSEA 929.

By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5

By type: Primary 18 · Combined 9 · Secondary 6
St Johns College Dubbo, Dubbo Catholic Secondary — 941 1,004
Dubbo College South Campus, Dubbo Government Secondary — 687 864
Dubbo Christian School, Dubbo Independent Combined — 671 1,049
Macquarie Anglican Grammar School, Dubbo Independent Combined — 664 1,040
Dubbo College Senior Campus, Dubbo Government Secondary — 651 929
Orana Heights Public School, Dubbo Government Primary — 614 900
Dubbo South Public School, Dubbo Government Primary — 570 911
Dubbo Public School, Dubbo Government Primary — 520 972
Dubbo College Delroy Campus, Dubbo West Government Secondary — 468 804
Buninyong Public School, Dubbo Government Primary — 436 787
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo Catholic Primary — 429 1,003
St John's Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo Catholic Primary — 409 998
Wellington Public School, Wellington Government Primary — 405 816
Dubbo West Public School, Dubbo Government Primary — 293 772
Wellington High School, Wellington Government Secondary — 284 792
Dubbo North Public School, Dubbo Government Primary — 276 850
Burrabadine Christian Community School, Dubbo Independent Combined — 215 996
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo Catholic Primary — 211 1,043
St Mary's Catholic School Wellington, Wellington Catholic Combined — 196 956
Dubbo School of Distance Education, Dubbo Government Combined — 183 888
St Pius X Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo Catholic Primary — 183 963
Central West Leadership Academy, Dubbo Independent Combined — 158 1,072
Wellington Christian School, Wellington Independent Primary — 78 859
Yawarra Community School, Dubbo Government Combined — 50 867
Wongarbon Public School, Wongarbon Government Primary — 42 973
Geurie Public School, Geurie Government Primary — 33 860
Mian School, Dubbo Government Combined — 24 706
Lincoln School, Dubbo Government Secondary — 14 695
Ballimore Public School, Ballimore Government Primary — 13 923
Eumungerie Public School, Eumungerie Government Primary — 11 879
Stuart Town Public School, Stuart Town Government Primary — 11 722
Mumbil Public School, Mumbil Government Primary — 10 807
Wambangalang Environmental Education Centre, Dubbo Government Combined — — —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dubbo Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12390/dubbo-regional/topic/education