64.8% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dolls Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dolls Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling have become more common in Dolls Point, where 64.8% of residents finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure, marking the area as one where a large majority of adults have completed their secondary education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 64.8% of people reaching this milestone. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure by 5.9 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dolls Point, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the national figure of 26.3%. This group is bolstered by 8.6% of residents who have a postgraduate degree.
26.9% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 Dolls Point, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most popular fields of study at 27.8%, followed by society and culture at 11.6% and engineering at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are 12 schools within 3km, with government-run institutions making up 75% of the sector.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
427
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,058
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dolls Point
12 schools — 4,696 students, average ICSEA 1,058.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | — | — |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dolls Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11269/dolls-point/topic/education