46.0% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dubbo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dubbo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates Dubbo from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While the area has a higher rate of university degrees than many similar places, it still sits well below the New South Wales average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures of around 59%. About 27.7% of the population stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dubbo, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.9% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
18.9% ▲ +57.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Dubbo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 22 schools within 3km, which is more than about 90% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is 940, which is much lower than most areas.
2.35
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
394
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dubbo
22 schools — 8,667 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Dubbo College South Campus, Dubbo | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 687 | 864 |
| Dubbo South Public School, Dubbo | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 570 | 911 |
| St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 211 | 1,043 |
| Mian School, Dubbo | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 24 | 706 |
| Central West Leadership Academy, Dubbo | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 158 | 1,072 |
| Dubbo West Public School, Dubbo | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 293 | 772 |
| Dubbo Public School, Dubbo | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 520 | 972 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 183 | 963 |
| Orana Heights Public School, Dubbo | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 614 | 900 |
| Dubbo College Delroy Campus, Dubbo West | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 468 | 804 |
| Yawarra Community School, Dubbo | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 50 | 867 |
| St Johns College Dubbo, Dubbo | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 941 | 1,004 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 409 | 998 |
| Dubbo Christian School, Dubbo | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 671 | 1,049 |
| Macquarie Anglican Grammar School, Dubbo | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 664 | 1,040 |
| Dubbo North Public School, Dubbo | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 276 | 850 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 429 | 1,003 |
| Dubbo School of Distance Education, Dubbo | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 183 | 888 |
| Buninyong Public School, Dubbo | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 436 | 787 |
| Dubbo College Senior Campus, Dubbo | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 651 | 929 |
| Lincoln School, Dubbo | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 14 | 695 |
| Burrabadine Christian Community School, Dubbo | Independent | Combined | 11.5 km | 215 | 996 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dubbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11299/dubbo/topic/education