33.3% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dartmoor · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dartmoor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Dartmoor have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 33.3% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This reflects a local workforce that relies more on trade certificates than higher academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the national average, with only 33.3% of residents reaching this milestone. About 21% of people stopped at Year 11, while 20.7% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dartmoor, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 4.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national figure, with most local qualifications being Certificate III or IVs at 45.5%.
4.1% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Dartmoor, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields, which account for 22.3% of degrees and certificates. Society and culture studies follow at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by a single government primary school. While the school is among the smallest at its level with just 17 students on average, it is well-placed for the number of children in the area.
34.48
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
17
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dartmoor
1 school — 17 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dartmoor Primary School, Dartmoor | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 17 | 993 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dartmoor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20718/dartmoor/topic/education