30.5% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Doyalson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Doyalson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Doyalson have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 30.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend carries through to higher education, where the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than in most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the state and national figures, with only 30.5% of people finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 38.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Doyalson, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here; only 5.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 53.3% of residents.
5.7% ▲ +119.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Doyalson, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 27.6%, followed by Health at 16.2% and Society and Culture at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Doyalson has more schools within 3km than about 79% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most places. Most of these schools are government-run, with primary schools making up 71.4% of the total.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
390
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Doyalson
7 schools — 2,732 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2
| The Lakes College, Blue Haven | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 24 | 843 |
| Blue Haven Public School, Blue Haven | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 637 | 927 |
| Northlakes Public School, San Remo | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 341 | 905 |
| Northlakes High School, San Remo | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 789 | 917 |
| Wyee Public School, Wyee | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 193 | 955 |
| Mannering Park Public School, Mannering Park | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 193 | 945 |
| Budgewoi Public School, Budgewoi | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 555 | 937 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Doyalson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11288/doyalson/topic/education