40.6% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dubbo · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Dubbo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Dubbo have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. While 40.6% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below the national figure. However, educational levels are climbing, with both school completion and university degrees seeing a rise since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. This figure has risen by 7.8 percentage points since 2011, though 28.5% of residents still list Year 10 as their highest school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dubbo, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.4% of the population, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.6% of residents.
15.4% ▲ +47.7%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Dubbo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.1% and health at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dubbo has 55 schools, which is among the largest number for an area of this type. There are 3.63 schools per 1,000 children, much higher than most areas, though the typical school size of 235 students is much lower than usual.
55
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.63
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12,432
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
235
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
919
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dubbo
55 schools — 12,432 students, average ICSEA 919.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 13 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 30 · Combined 16 · Secondary 9
| 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 |
| Coonabarabran High School, Coonabarabran | Government | Secondary | — | 298 | 898 |
| 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 |
| Narromine Public School, Narromine | Government | Primary | — | 237 | 832 |
| Narromine High School, Narromine | Government | Secondary | — | 223 | 787 |
| Burrabadine Christian Community School, Dubbo | Independent | Combined | — | 215 | 996 |
| St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo | Catholic | Primary | — | 211 | 1,043 |
| Coonabarabran Public School, Coonabarabran | Government | Primary | — | 200 | 856 |
| Gilgandra Public School, Gilgandra | Government | Primary | — | 198 | 815 |
| St Mary's Catholic School Wellington, Wellington | Catholic | Combined | — | 196 | 956 |
| Gilgandra High School, Gilgandra | Government | Secondary | — | 185 | 849 |
| Dubbo School of Distance Education, Dubbo | Government | Combined | — | 183 | 888 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo | Catholic | Primary | — | 183 | 963 |
| Narromine Christian School, Narromine | Independent | Primary | — | 177 | 946 |
| Trangie Central School, Trangie | Government | Combined | — | 167 | 852 |
| Central West Leadership Academy, Dubbo | Independent | Combined | — | 158 | 1,072 |
| Coolah Central School, Coolah | Government | Combined | — | 148 | 896 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gilgandra, Gilgandra | Catholic | Primary | — | 148 | 1,006 |
| St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School Coonabarabran, Coonabarabran | Catholic | Primary | — | 146 | 959 |
| Baradine Central School, Baradine | Government | Combined | — | 101 | 785 |
| Mendooran Central School, Mendooran | Government | Combined | — | 91 | 889 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Narromine | Catholic | Primary | — | 87 | 993 |
| Wellington Christian School, Wellington | Independent | Primary | — | 78 | 859 |
| Yeoval Central School, Yeoval | Government | Combined | — | 75 | 858 |
| Yawarra Community School, Dubbo | Government | Combined | — | 50 | 867 |
| Binnaway Central School, Binnaway | Government | Combined | — | 44 | 815 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School Baradine, Baradine | Catholic | Primary | — | 43 | 951 |
| Wongarbon Public School, Wongarbon | Government | Primary | — | 42 | 973 |
| Geurie Public School, Geurie | Government | Primary | — | 33 | 860 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Coolah, Coolah | Catholic | Primary | — | 31 | 996 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School Yeoval, Yeoval | Catholic | Primary | — | 30 | 1,008 |
| St John's Parish School, Trangie | Catholic | Primary | — | 30 | 823 |
| Mian School, Dubbo | Government | Combined | — | 24 | 706 |
| Tooraweenah Public School, Tooraweenah | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 947 |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| Warrumbungle National Park Environmental Education Centre, Coonabarabran | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dubbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10503/dubbo/topic/education