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Dandry · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Dandry

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer people in Dandry finished high school compared to most other similar areas. Only 32% of residents completed Year 12, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 58.8%.

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Where Dandry sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.3% ▲ +107.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dandry — lower than 52% of areas.

Dandry14.3%
2357, NSW 11.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales average, with just 32% of people finishing. Around 26% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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32.0% ▲ +38.7%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Dandry, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (41%) and Year 9 or below (9%).

Year 12 32.0% Year 10 26.0% Year 9 or below 6.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.3% of adults, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.3% ▲ +107.9%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Dandry, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (36%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).

Certificate III / IV 29.7% Bachelor degree 21.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by education at 13.5% and architecture and building at 10.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Dandry, the largest group is Management & commerce at 32%, followed by Education (23%) and Architecture & building (18%).

Management & commerce 18.9% Education 13.5% Architecture & building 10.8% Engineering & related 8.1% Health 8.1%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Dandry — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dandry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11199/dandry/topic/education