38.6% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dalswinton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dalswinton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Dalswinton have completed secondary school compared to the rest of the state. Only 38.6% of people finished Year 12, which is 20 percentage points lower than the New South Wales and national figures. This gap is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.6% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. Roughly 15.9% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dalswinton, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 9 or below (19%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 6.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, while diplomas are more common at 21.9%.
6.8% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Dalswinton, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (38%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Dalswinton are split evenly between Agriculture and Environment and Management and Commerce, both at 25%. Engineering is also common at 18.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. On average, these schools are much smaller than most, with a typical size of 65 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
65
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dalswinton
3 schools — 196 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| St Joseph's Primary School, Denman | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 42 | 1,026 |
| Denman Public School, Denman | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 147 | 949 |
| Martindale Public School, Martindale | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 7 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dalswinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11194/dalswinton/topic/education