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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).
Dalkey · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dalkey
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Three schools within a three kilometre radius make Dalkey more well-served for education than about 70% of similar areas. This access is a key feature of the local landscape, though the typical school advantage score is lower than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 60%, ahead of Year 11 (50%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dalkey, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (36%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 45%, ahead of Advanced diploma / diploma (36%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Dalkey, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 44%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 55%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (45%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The three local schools are evenly split between primary, secondary, and combined options, with 66.7% being government run. A typical school here has 392 students, which is around the middle for its level.
392
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower 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 Dalkey
3 schools — 1,176 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Balaklava Primary School, Balaklava | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 236 | 945 |
| Horizon Christian School, Balaklava | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 515 | 989 |
| Balaklava High School, Balaklava | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 425 | 948 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dalkey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40347/dalkey/topic/education