32.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Daltons Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Daltons Bridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Daltons Bridge have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 32.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This lack of formal higher education is a defining feature of the local profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 32.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victoria rate of 61.8%. Many others stopped earlier, with 22.4% finishing Year 11 and 20.4% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Daltons Bridge, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 11 (28%) and Year 9 or below (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Daltons Bridge hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV (31%) or a diploma (17.2%).
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Daltons Bridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 36%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in the area have studied a mix of practical fields, with 24.1% in engineering and 20.7% in health. Agriculture and environment studies account for 13.8% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government secondary school, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school has an average size of 188 students and an advantage score of 971, both of which are lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
188
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Daltons Bridge
1 school — 188 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Secondary 1
| Cohuna Secondary College, Cohuna | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 188 | 971 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Daltons Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20704/daltons-bridge/topic/education