61.3% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dayboro · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dayboro
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 61% of residents in Dayboro finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This strong school completion rate is paired with a high number of adults holding professional qualifications. Overall, the community shows a strong commitment to education across both school and university levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is more common here than in most areas, with 61.3% of people reaching this milestone. This is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and a little above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dayboro, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the Queensland average, it is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
22.5% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 Dayboro, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by engineering at 15.8%. Other common fields include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dayboro has a school advantage score of 1,043, which is much higher than most areas. There is one government primary school within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
1.85
Lower than 74% 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).
322
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dayboro
1 school — 322 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dayboro State School, Dayboro | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 322 | 1,043 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dayboro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30816/dayboro/topic/education