48.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dabee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dabee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Not a single adult in Dabee holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages. This lack of higher degrees is reflected in a workforce where most people stopped school before Year 12. These trends highlight a local profile focused on practical skills rather than university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents—about 48.3%—completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Another 37.9% of the population finished at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dabee, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has one of the lowest rates of higher education for its level, with 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.4% of residents.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Dabee, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Management and Commerce at 21.7%, followed by Engineering and Education, both at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most and have an average advantage score that is among the lowest for its level.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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).
131
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
878
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dabee
2 schools — 261 students, average ICSEA 878.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Kandos Public School, Kandos | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 95 | 837 |
| Kandos High School, Kandos | Government | Secondary | 7.2 km | 166 | 902 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dabee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11185/dabee/topic/education