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Education & Qualifications in Drildool

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Only 16.7% of residents in Drildool completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While some adults hold high-level degrees, the area generally lacks formal secondary schooling and has no local schools.

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Where Drildool sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Drildool — higher than 70% of areas.

Drildool20.8%
2386, NSW 11.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas at 16.7%, which is far below the 58.8% figure for Australia. Those who did finish school most commonly stopped at Year 12 or Year 10.

Highest year of school

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Drildool splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 11 at 27%.

Year 12 16.7% Year 10 16.7% Year 11 12.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 20.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a rate higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.

Highest qualification level

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In Drildool, Bachelor degree is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 38%.

Bachelor degree 50.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 30.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 30%, ahead of Health (30%).

Field of qualification

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Drildool splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (50%) and Health (50%).

Agriculture & environment 30.0% Health 30.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Drildool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11294/drildool/topic/education