45.7% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dalveen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dalveen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 45.7% of residents in Dalveen have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This indicates a community where many adults left school early. While a small number hold university degrees, most qualifications are practical certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents have completed Year 12, a result far below both the state and national averages. About 24.3% of people listed Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dalveen, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.6% of the population, which is well below the Queensland average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.7% of residents.
14.6% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 Dalveen, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.8%, followed by society and culture at 14.7% and education at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dalveen has a high number of schools per child, with three primary schools within 3 km. However, these government schools are among the smallest in the region, averaging just 20 students each.
18.18
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dalveen
3 schools — 60 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Dalveen State School, Dalveen | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 17 | 907 |
| Thulimbah State School, Thulimbah | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 21 | 904 |
| Pozieres State School, Pozieres | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 22 | 1,003 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dalveen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30799/dalveen/topic/education