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Education & Qualifications in Dry Plain

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

Higher university degrees are more common in Dry Plain than in most similar areas, despite few people finishing high school. Only 40% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Dry Plain sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

22.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dry Plain — higher than 74% of areas.

Dry Plain22.9%
2630, NSW 18.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and national figures, with only 40% of people finishing. About 34.3% of residents peaked at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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40.0% —

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Dry Plain, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 11 (19%).

Year 12 40.0% Year 10 34.3% Year 11 17.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.9% of adults, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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22.9% —

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Dry Plain, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).

Certificate III / IV 37.9% Bachelor degree 27.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.3% Certificate I / II 10.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Most qualifications here are in management and commerce at 27.6%, followed by agriculture and environment at 24.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Dry Plain, the largest group is Management & commerce at 44%, followed by Agriculture & environment (39%) and Natural & physical sciences (17%).

Management & commerce 27.6% Agriculture & environment 24.1% Natural & physical sciences 10.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait shared with 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).

Schools in and around Dry Plain — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Dry Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11298/dry-plain/topic/education