39.9% ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dapto · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dapto
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Dapto have completed high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 39.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This trend continues into higher education, with a low proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the national average, with only 39.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is 19 percentage points lower than both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dapto, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 11.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46% of residents.
11.3% ▲ +51.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Dapto, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most often in engineering and related fields at 19.5%, followed by management and commerce at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dapto has 8 schools within 3km, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than those in other areas, and 87.5% are government-run.
2.01
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
561
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dapto
8 schools — 4,491 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2
| Lakelands Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 370 | 952 |
| Dapto High School, Dapto | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 988 | 968 |
| Koonawarra Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 192 | 838 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Dapto | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 623 | 1,038 |
| Kanahooka High School, Kanahooka | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 581 | 912 |
| Mount Brown Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 346 | 975 |
| Dapto Public School, Horsley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 790 | 1,006 |
| Hayes Park Public School, Kanahooka | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 601 | 972 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dapto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11203/dapto/topic/education