41.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dalrymple Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dalrymple Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Dalrymple Heights remains low compared to the wider region. Only 41.7% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also significantly lower than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 41.7%, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. Around 30.6% of people stopped at Year 10, while 19.4% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dalrymple Heights, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are lower than in most areas, with only 13.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while 65.4% of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
13.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Dalrymple Heights, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are mostly trained in Engineering and related fields at 34.6%. Management and commerce follow at 19.2%, with Agriculture and Food and Hospitality both accounting for 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is among the smallest at this level with an average size of 19 students. This school has an advantage score of 951, which is 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).
19
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dalrymple Heights
1 school — 19 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Eungella State School, Eungella | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 19 | 951 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dalrymple Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30798/dalrymple-heights/topic/education