32.9% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dunach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dunach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational levels in Dunach have remained low compared to other regions, with only 32.9% of people completing Year 12. This creates a distinct profile where very few residents hold university degrees and school completion is far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen in Victoria. About 23.3% reached Year 11 and 20.5% reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dunach, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 37.8%.
9.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Dunach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Health at 17.8% and Society and Culture at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. This school is much smaller than most, with an average size of 37 students and a much lower advantage score than similar 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).
37
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
905
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dunach
1 school — 37 students, average ICSEA 905.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Talbot Primary School, Talbot | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 37 | 905 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dunach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20807/dunach/topic/education