43.3% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dapto - Port Kembla · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Dapto - Port Kembla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Dapto - Port Kembla, where 39.1% of adults hold one. While the area has seen a steady rise in schooling and degrees over the last decade, it still sits far below the state and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to most areas, with 43.3% completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, though it has risen 11 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dapto - Port Kembla, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This rate has grown by 5.9 points since 2011.
14.8% ▲ +65.9%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Dapto - Port Kembla, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 18.6%, followed by management and commerce at 17.3% and society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 30 schools with a total of 10,974 enrolments, though the typical school is smaller and has a lower advantage score than those in most other similar areas.
30
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.98
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10,974
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
366
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 69% 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 Dapto - Port Kembla
30 schools — 10,974 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Dapto High School, Dapto | Government | Secondary | — | 988 | 968 |
| Illawarra Sports High School, Berkeley | Government | Secondary | — | 926 | 937 |
| Illawarra Christian School, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Combined | — | 800 | 1,091 |
| Dapto Public School, Horsley | Government | Primary | — | 790 | 1,006 |
| Cedars Christian College, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | — | 661 | 1,067 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Dapto | Catholic | Primary | — | 623 | 1,038 |
| Hayes Park Public School, Kanahooka | Government | Primary | — | 601 | 972 |
| Warrawong High School, Warrawong | Government | Secondary | — | 591 | 905 |
| Kanahooka High School, Kanahooka | Government | Secondary | — | 581 | 912 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Unanderra | Catholic | Primary | — | 371 | 1,066 |
| Lakelands Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | — | 370 | 952 |
| Unanderra Public School, Cordeaux Heights | Government | Primary | — | 348 | 992 |
| Mount Brown Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | — | 346 | 975 |
| Five Islands Secondary College, Port Kembla | Government | Secondary | — | 293 | 983 |
| Port Kembla Public School, Port Kembla | Government | Primary | — | 278 | 1,014 |
| Warrawong Public School, Warrawong | Government | Primary | — | 276 | 891 |
| Berkeley Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | — | 259 | 926 |
| Farmborough Road Public School, Unanderra | Government | Primary | — | 226 | 961 |
| Windang Public School, Windang | Government | Primary | — | 203 | 988 |
| Koonawarra Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | — | 192 | 838 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Port Kembla | Catholic | Primary | — | 177 | 1,058 |
| Cringila Public School, Cringila | Government | Primary | — | 163 | 936 |
| Mount Kembla Public School, Mount Kembla | Government | Primary | — | 159 | 1,050 |
| Berkeley West Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | — | 157 | 868 |
| Kemblawarra Public School, Port Kembla | Government | Primary | — | 153 | 892 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Warrawong | Catholic | Primary | — | 149 | 1,013 |
| Lake Heights Public School, Lake Heights | Government | Primary | — | 147 | 941 |
| Primbee Public School, Primbee | Government | Primary | — | 88 | 943 |
| Craig Davis College, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Secondary | — | 45 | 825 |
| Cedars Christian College - Aspire, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | — | 13 | 1,094 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dapto - Port Kembla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10701/dapto-port-kembla/topic/education