29.8% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Denman · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Denman
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Denman have completed high school or university than in most other similar areas. Only 29.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This suggests a community where vocational training and earlier school leaving are much more common than higher academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 was the most common final school year for 38.8% of residents. Completion of Year 12 is far below both the state and national figures, sitting at 29.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Denman, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Instead, nearly half of the community (48.2%) hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
7.3% ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Denman, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 23%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Denman has more schools per child than most areas, with three primary schools within 3km. These schools are much smaller than average, with a typical size of 65 students.
6.01
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
65
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Denman
3 schools — 196 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| St Joseph's Primary School, Denman | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 42 | 1,026 |
| Denman Public School, Denman | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 147 | 949 |
| Martindale Public School, Martindale | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 7 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Denman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11243/denman/topic/education