88.0% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.8%
- 2016: 85.3%
- 2021: 88.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dalkeith · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dalkeith
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Dalkeith ranks among the highest areas for educational attainment, with a striking 58.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This high level of qualification is matched by strong school completion rates, making it one of the most highly educated pockets in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A far higher proportion of people here finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the state, with 88% completing their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dalkeith, Year 12 is the majority at 91%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is far above the national figure for university degrees, as more than half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, including 22.6% with a postgraduate qualification.
58.4% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 58.4%
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 Dalkeith, Bachelor degree is the majority at 54%; Postgraduate degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 24.3%, followed closely by health at 23.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are more schools within 3 km than in 91% of similar areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children. The typical school here is much larger than in most other areas.
1.21
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
622
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,157
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dalkeith
23 schools — 14,305 students, average ICSEA 1,157.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 8 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 5 · Secondary 2
| Dalkeith Primary School, Dalkeith | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 330 | 1,183 |
| Nedlands Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 473 | 1,180 |
| Freshwater Bay Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 398 | 1,154 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,697 | 1,193 |
| St Thomas' Primary School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 176 | 1,169 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,035 | 1,190 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| Scotch College, Swanbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,552 | 1,129 |
| Hollywood Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 358 | 1,174 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Peppermint Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 963 | 1,159 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls, Mosman Park | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,075 | 1,171 |
| Moerlina School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 50 | 1,143 |
| Iona Presentation College, Mosman Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,265 | 1,141 |
| North Cottesloe Primary School, Cottesloe | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 348 | 1,164 |
| Quintilian School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 160 | 1,182 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Mount Claremont Primary School, Mount Claremont | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 325 | 1,141 |
| Cottesloe Primary School, Peppermint Grove | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 351 | 1,153 |
| Swanbourne Primary School, Swanbourne | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 465 | 1,149 |
| Mosman Park Primary School, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 403 | 1,142 |
| Mosman Park School For Deaf Children, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 23 | 972 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 571 | 1,155 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dalkeith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50374/dalkeith/topic/education