53.2% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dorrigo Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dorrigo Mountain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas mark Dorrigo Mountain as a relatively well-educated community. While 24.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the proportion of residents who completed Year 12 is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national average. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 23.4% and Year 11 at 11.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dorrigo Mountain, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 24.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this remains a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 30%.
24.1% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 Dorrigo Mountain, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are Management and Commerce at 20%, followed by Education at 18.3% and Agriculture and Environment at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dorrigo Mountain has three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically much smaller than most, with an average size of 84 students.
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).
84
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dorrigo Mountain
3 schools — 251 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Mount St John Primary School, Dorrigo | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 61 | 961 |
| Dorrigo Public School, Dorrigo | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 72 | 948 |
| Dorrigo High School, Dorrigo | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 118 | 951 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dorrigo Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11281/dorrigo-mountain/topic/education