48.5% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Daleys Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Daleys Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Daleys Point completed Year 12 compared to the national figure, with only 48.5% finishing their final year of school. Despite this gap in school completion, the area has a notably high proportion of adults with university degrees compared to similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 48.5%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 25.2% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 9.6% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Daleys Point, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Roughly one in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. Other common qualifications include Certificate III or IV for 22% of residents and diplomas for 14.7%.
24.6% ▲ +86.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Daleys Point splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering and society and culture, which both sit at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average school size of 415 students.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
415
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Daleys Point
8 schools — 3,319 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1
| Empire Bay Public School, Empire Bay | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 426 | 1,039 |
| Ettalong Public School, Ettalong Beach | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 490 | 975 |
| Pretty Beach Public School, Pretty Beach | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 154 | 1,102 |
| Brisbania Public School, Saratoga | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Woy Woy Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 365 | 970 |
| Woy Woy South Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 648 | 996 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, Woy Woy | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 644 | 974 |
| Coast Christian School, Bensville | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 234 | 1,061 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Daleys Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11190/daleys-point/topic/education