35.3% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dalrymple · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Dalrymple
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Dalrymple have finished high school or earned a degree compared to most other areas. Only 35.3% of people completed Year 12, and university qualifications are among the lowest in the region. This reflects a community where trade certificates are the most common way of gaining formal skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the national figure of 58.8%, though the 35.3% result is a small increase from 2011. Many residents stopped their schooling earlier, with 28.9% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dalrymple, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 6.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Instead, 40% of people have a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
6.8% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Dalrymple, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications often studied Engineering and related fields, which account for 19.9% of degrees and certificates. Other common areas of study include Management and commerce at 8.7% and Health at 7.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four primary schools, all of which are government-run. These schools are among the smallest in the country, with a typical size of just 11 students and a total of 42 enrolments.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.96
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
42
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
11
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
881
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dalrymple
13 schools — 4,417 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Homestead State School, Homestead | Government | Primary | 23.7 km | 4 | — |
| Charters Towers State High School, Charters Towers City | Government | Secondary | 48.4 km | 303 | 879 |
| Blackheath and Thornburgh College, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 48.5 km | 379 | 965 |
| Charters Towers Central State School, Charters Towers City | Government | Primary | 48.8 km | 113 | 859 |
| Charters Towers School of Distance Education, Millchester | Government | Combined | 49.0 km | 2,395 | 948 |
| Richmond Hill State School, Richmond Hill | Government | Primary | 49.6 km | 191 | 854 |
| Millchester State School, Millchester | Government | Primary | 49.7 km | 132 | 855 |
| Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers | Catholic | Secondary | 50.4 km | 425 | 926 |
| All Souls St Gabriels School, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 50.7 km | 431 | 952 |
| Pentland State School, Pentland | Government | Primary | 55.9 km | 19 | 887 |
| Ravenswood State School, Ravenswood | Government | Primary | 112.5 km | 7 | 916 |
| Mount Fox State School, Mount Fox | Government | Primary | 154.6 km | 6 | 954 |
| Greenvale State School, Greenvale | Government | Primary | 160.5 km | 12 | 851 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dalrymple [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011463/dalrymple/topic/education