52.8% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dombarton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dombarton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Dombarton, held by 35.1% of the population. While higher education levels are much higher than in most similar areas, the local community generally has lower school and degree completion rates than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 52.8% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is well below the 58.8% national average. This is higher than most similar areas, though 20.4% of people stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dombarton, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.6% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
23.6% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 Dombarton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related studies at 24.3%, followed by Health at 18.9% and Management and commerce at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dombarton has two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. Both schools are government-run and are larger than those in most similar areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
475
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dombarton
2 schools — 949 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Dapto Public School, Horsley | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 790 | 1,006 |
| Mount Kembla Public School, Mount Kembla | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 159 | 1,050 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dombarton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11272/dombarton/topic/education