38.8% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dysart · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dysart
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 6.8% of adults in Dysart hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a community where trade-based certificates are much more common than university degrees. Most residents have focused on practical training rather than long-term academic study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below those in Queensland and Australia, with only 38.8% of residents finishing Year 12. About 21.9% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dysart, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a much lower share of university degrees than most similar places, but trade qualifications are common. Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 34.8% of adults.
6.8% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Dysart, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular area of study here at 22.7%. Management and commerce follow at 8.9%, while food, hospitality, and personal services account for 6.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dysart has two schools within 3km, both of which are government-run. The average school size is 226 students, which is lower than most areas, and the average school advantage score is much lower than in other places.
3.14
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
226
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
904
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 Dysart
2 schools — 451 students, average ICSEA 904.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Dysart State High School, Dysart | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 197 | 900 |
| Dysart State School, Dysart | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 254 | 907 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dysart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30913/dysart/topic/education