68.8% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dunlop · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Dunlop
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Dunlop have finished high school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. The area now sees 68.8% of people completing Year 12, which is well above the national figure. While university degrees are more common here than in many similar areas, the local rate remains far below the Territory average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 4.5 points since 2011 to reach 68.8%. This is well above the Australian average, though it sits well below the 77.0% seen across the ACT.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dunlop, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the national figure. This represents a 3.8 point increase since 2011, though it is still far below the Territory average of 42.9%.
27.2% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Dunlop splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by society and culture at 16.2%. Other common fields include engineering, education, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 74% of similar areas.
10
Lower than 75% 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).
Schools serving Dunlop
10 schools — 5,599 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Charnwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 374 | 1,045 |
| Charnwood-Dunlop School, Charnwood | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 308 | 987 |
| Fraser Primary School, Fraser | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 462 | 1,042 |
| Macgregor Primary School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 590 | 1,050 |
| Latham Primary School, Latham | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Melba Copland Secondary School Copland Campus Years 10 - 12, Melba | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 953 | 1,041 |
| Cranleigh School, Holt | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 88 | 1,036 |
| Mount Rogers Primary School, Melba | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 461 | 1,056 |
| Kingsford Smith School, Holt | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 742 | 991 |
| St Francis Xavier College, Florey | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,323 | 1,070 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dunlop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011006/dunlop/topic/education