70.3% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dundas Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dundas Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 70% of residents in Dundas Valley have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This is a well-qualified area where a high number of adults hold university degrees. The local school system is also marked by high advantage scores and large average school sizes.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 70.3%, sitting 11 percentage points above both the state and national figures. Only 12.1% of residents peaked at Year 10, and 7.6% finished at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dundas Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 34.2% of adults, a result well above the national average. Postgraduate degrees are also common, accounting for 15.3% of the highest qualifications held here.
34.2% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 34.2%
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 Valley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.7%, followed by engineering at 12.8% and society and culture at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dundas Valley has some of the highest school advantage scores in the region, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most local schools are government-run (61%) and primary schools (70.7%).
1.72
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
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).
530
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,118
Higher than 95% 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 Valley
41 schools — 21,743 students, average ICSEA 1,118.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 10 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Yates Avenue Public School, Dundas Valley | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 155 | 1,040 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Dundas Valley | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 188 | 1,083 |
| Gateway Community High, Carlingford | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 74 | 1,070 |
| Telopea Public School, Telopea | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 139 | 991 |
| Carlingford Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 644 | 1,109 |
| St Patrick's Marist College, Dundas | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,070 | 1,089 |
| Ermington West Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 104 | 1,022 |
| James Ruse Agricultural High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 857 | 1,222 |
| Ngarala Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 380 | 1,118 |
| Cumberland High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,173 | 1,060 |
| Ermington Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 472 | 1,117 |
| Carlingford West Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 1,636 | 1,119 |
| Marist College Eastwood, Eastwood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 976 | 1,119 |
| Eastwood Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 701 | 1,108 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Eastwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 373 | 1,115 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney, Oatlands | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 283 | 980 |
| Dundas Public School, Dundas | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Karonga School, Epping | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 89 | 1,030 |
| Epping West Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 994 | 1,131 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Rydalmere | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 377 | 1,079 |
| Rydalmere Public School, Rydalmere | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 151 | 1,018 |
| The King's School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 2,150 | 1,163 |
| Rydalmere East Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 104 | 1,007 |
| Melrose Park Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 163 | 1,087 |
| Carlingford High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,772 | 1,111 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Carlingford | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 262 | 1,140 |
| Roselea Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 306 | 1,112 |
| Oatlands Public School, Oatlands | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 159 | 1,072 |
| Sydney Science College, Epping | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 20 | 1,140 |
| Murray Farm Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 787 | 1,142 |
| West Ryde Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 512 | 1,117 |
| Burnside Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 218 | 1,124 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 113 | 1,170 |
| Christ The King Primary School, North Rocks | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 279 | 1,102 |
| Redeemer Baptist School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 549 | 1,141 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Denistone | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 131 | 1,095 |
| Tara Anglican School for Girls, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 979 | 1,175 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Meadowbank | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 420 | 1,125 |
| Denistone East Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 790 | 1,127 |
| Parramatta East Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 465 | 1,091 |
| Eastwood Heights Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 416 | 1,119 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dundas Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11316/dundas-valley/topic/education