44.1% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dum Dum · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dum Dum
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Dum Dum finished high school compared to the state and national figures. Only 44.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is about 15 percentage points lower than the rest of New South Wales and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While high school completion is low, 27% of people in Dum Dum stopped at Year 10, and 7.2% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dum Dum, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 24.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national level. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 23.3%.
24.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Dum Dum splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Dum Dum most commonly studied society and culture (15.1%) or engineering and related fields (12.8%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically very small, averaging 72 students, and two-thirds are government primary schools.
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).
72
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dum Dum
3 schools — 216 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Uki Public School, Uki | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 86 | 977 |
| Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School, Eungella | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 93 | 1,028 |
| Stokers Siding Public School, Stokers Siding | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 37 | 962 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dum Dum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11307/dum-dum/topic/education