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Deer Vale · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Deer Vale

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

About 44.6% of Deer Vale residents finished Year 12, which is the most common level of schooling in the area. While the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than most similar areas, overall school completion rates are far below the New South Wales and national figures.

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Where Deer Vale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.0% ▲ +36.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Deer Vale — higher than 61% of areas.

Deer Vale18.0%
2453, NSW 16.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer than half of residents completed Year 12, a rate 14 points lower than both the state and national figures. For many, the highest year of school finished was Year 10, at 27.7%.

Completed Year 12

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44.6% ▲ +26.0%

Lower than 51% 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 Deer Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 44.6% Year 10 27.7% Year 9 or below 14.9% Year 11 5.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 18% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas but well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.0% ▲ +36.0%

Higher than 61% 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 Deer Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 26.9% Bachelor degree 20.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.4% Postgraduate degree 6.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 17.9%, followed by society and culture at 16.4% and education at 11.9%.

Field of qualification

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Deer Vale splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (27%) and Society & culture (25%), with Education at 18%.

Engineering & related 17.9% Society & culture 16.4% Education 11.9% Management & commerce 9.0% Health 6.0% Architecture & building 4.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in 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 Deer Vale — 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 Deer Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11234/deer-vale/topic/education