26.5% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dundas · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Dundas
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 26.5% of people in Dundas have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This highlights a significant gap in formal schooling and higher education compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the lowest of any similar area, with only 26.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% national figure and has fallen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Dundas splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare here, as only 6.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8% and has remained unchanged since 2011.
6.7% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Dundas, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 13.7%, followed by health at 7.5% and society and culture at 6.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has just one government school, which is smaller than those in about 87% of similar areas. Despite its small size, there are 12.20 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest rates seen.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
12.20
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
91
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
91
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Dundas
1 school — 91 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Norseman District High School, Norseman | Government | Combined | — | 91 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dundas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53080/dundas/topic/education