34.7% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Deniliquin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Deniliquin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 34.7% of people in Deniliquin have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. This gap is reflected in the local qualifications, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas. The town relies heavily on trade and vocational certificates for its professional skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.7% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the state and national average of around 59%. Many people left school earlier, with 27.1% reaching Year 10 and 16.4% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Deniliquin, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical person here is more likely to hold a Certificate III or IV (36.6%) than a university degree. Only 11.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%.
11.7% ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Deniliquin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (13.8%) and Management and Commerce (13.5%), followed by Health at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km of the centre, more than most similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools (80%), while the rest are Catholic schools.
4.05
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
227
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Deniliquin
5 schools — 1,133 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Edward Public School, Deniliquin | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 105 | 872 |
| Deniliquin South Public School, Deniliquin | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 264 | 951 |
| Deniliquin High School, Deniliquin | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 432 | 948 |
| St Michael's Parish School, Deniliquin | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 168 | 1,022 |
| Deniliquin North Public School, Deniliquin | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 164 | 992 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Deniliquin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11239/deniliquin/topic/education