52.7% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dalwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dalwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a quarter of adults in Dalwood hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents have a university education, the local community shows a diverse range of skills and qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 52.7% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. This is a lower rate than the national average, though it remains higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dalwood, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.3% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the Australian figure. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here, held by 31.3% of residents.
24.3% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 Dalwood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 32%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Dalwood are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 14.3%. Health and agriculture and environment also feature strongly, at 12.5% and 11.6% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most other schools with an average size of 85 students. This school has an advantage score of 1,031, which is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
85
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dalwood
1 school — 85 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rous Public School, Alstonville | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 85 | 1,031 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dalwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11196/dalwood/topic/education