72.8% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dundas · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dundas
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Dundas are among the highest for similar areas. A striking 72.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%. This strong academic foundation is reflected in the high proportion of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far above both the state and national figures, with 72.8% of people reaching this milestone. Only 12.8% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dundas, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 33% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of qualification is led by bachelor degrees at 33.4% and postgraduate degrees at 13.4%.
33.0% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 33.0%
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 Dundas, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 25.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 593 students. While there are 40 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.16
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 90% 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).
593
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,101
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dundas
40 schools — 23,703 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 9 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| St Patrick's Marist College, Dundas | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,070 | 1,089 |
| Dundas Public School, Dundas | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Telopea Public School, Telopea | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 139 | 991 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Rydalmere | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 377 | 1,079 |
| Rydalmere Public School, Rydalmere | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 151 | 1,018 |
| Ermington West Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 104 | 1,022 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Dundas Valley | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 188 | 1,083 |
| Yates Avenue Public School, Dundas Valley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 155 | 1,040 |
| Oatlands Public School, Oatlands | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 159 | 1,072 |
| Cumberland High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,173 | 1,060 |
| Rydalmere East Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 104 | 1,007 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney, Oatlands | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 283 | 980 |
| The King's School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 2,150 | 1,163 |
| Parramatta East Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 465 | 1,091 |
| Carlingford West Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,636 | 1,119 |
| James Ruse Agricultural High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 857 | 1,222 |
| Ermington Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 472 | 1,117 |
| Burnside Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 218 | 1,124 |
| Redeemer Baptist School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 549 | 1,141 |
| Gateway Community High, Carlingford | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 74 | 1,070 |
| Carlingford Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 644 | 1,109 |
| Tara Anglican School for Girls, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 979 | 1,175 |
| Macarthur Girls High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 997 | 1,071 |
| Melrose Park Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 163 | 1,087 |
| Rosehill Public School, Rosehill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 550 | 1,067 |
| Maronite College of the Holy Family - Parramatta, Harris Park | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,282 | 1,023 |
| Ngarala Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 380 | 1,118 |
| Eastwood Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 701 | 1,108 |
| Parramatta North Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 253 | 1,077 |
| Arthur Phillip High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,636 | 994 |
| Parramatta Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 671 | 1,134 |
| Marist College Eastwood, Eastwood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 976 | 1,119 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 408 | 1,094 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Eastwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 373 | 1,115 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta, Parramatta | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,097 | 1,144 |
| Bayanami Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 663 | 1,108 |
| West Ryde Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 512 | 1,117 |
| St Oliver's Primary School, Harris Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 167 | 1,100 |
| St Monica's Primary School, North Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 195 | 1,127 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Meadowbank | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 420 | 1,125 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dundas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11315/dundas/topic/education