39.9% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dalcouth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dalcouth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than 40% of residents in Dalcouth have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of formal secondary schooling is reflected in the low number of university degrees held by adults in the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.9% of people here completed Year 12, a result far below the 58.8% national average. About 31.3% of residents left school after Year 10, and 14.7% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dalcouth, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.8% of residents.
8.1% ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Dalcouth, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 17.3% and Health at 13.3%, followed by Architecture and building at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one Catholic school within 3km of the area, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas. This combined school has an advantage score of 1,017, which is higher 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).
492
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dalcouth
1 school — 492 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1
| St Joseph's School, Stanthorpe | Catholic | Combined | 5.1 km | 492 | 1,017 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dalcouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30793/dalcouth/topic/education