38.5% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dungog · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Dungog
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Dungog have finished high school compared to the state average, though university degrees are becoming more common. Only 38.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is 20 points lower than the New South Wales and national figures. However, the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 38.5% of people here finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This has improved over time, rising 7.7 points since 2011, but 36.6% of residents still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Dungog splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but still far below the state and national figures. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 40.8% of residents.
15.3% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Dungog, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications in the area at 20.3%. Other frequent areas of study include management and commerce at 15.3% and health at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dungog has 9 schools, which is more than about half of similar areas, though the average school size of 150 is lower than most. Government primary schools dominate the local landscape, making up 88.9% of the sector and school types.
9
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.08
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,352
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
150
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dungog
9 schools — 1,352 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 1
| Dungog High School, Dungog | Government | Secondary | — | 566 | 937 |
| Dungog Public School, Dungog | Government | Primary | — | 191 | 914 |
| Clarence Town Public School, Clarence Town | Government | Primary | — | 158 | 980 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Dungog | Catholic | Primary | — | 142 | 986 |
| Vacy Public School, Vacy | Government | Primary | — | 106 | 946 |
| Paterson Public School, Paterson | Government | Primary | — | 104 | 1,027 |
| Gresford Public School, Gresford | Government | Primary | — | 53 | 936 |
| Glen William Public School, Clarence Town | Government | Primary | — | 27 | 945 |
| Martins Creek Public School, Martins Creek | Government | Primary | — | 5 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dungog [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12700/dungog/topic/education