61.8% ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dumaresq Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dumaresq Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates define the local learning profile on Dumaresq Island, where 61.8% of people finished Year 12. While most residents reach this milestone, far fewer go on to earn university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than 61% of people here completed Year 12, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dumaresq Island, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.7% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Dumaresq Island, Bachelor degree is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with degrees, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20%, followed by architecture, education, and society and culture at 10% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3 km, which is more than 81% of similar areas, though they have a much lower average school advantage score than most places.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
410
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
919
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dumaresq Island
9 schools — 3,690 students, average ICSEA 919.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Manning Valley Anglican College, Cundletown | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 758 | 1,005 |
| Cundletown Public School, Cundletown | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 265 | 923 |
| Chatham Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 222 | 837 |
| Chatham High School, Taree | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 493 | 814 |
| St Clare's High School, Taree | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 630 | 1,012 |
| Taree High School, Taree | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 623 | 918 |
| Taree Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 83 | 795 |
| Manning Gardens Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 207 | 724 |
| Taree West Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 409 | 910 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dumaresq Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11309/dumaresq-island/topic/education