52.8% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dumberning · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dumberning
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Dumberning have a bachelor degree or higher compared to the rest of the country, with only 10.3% holding such a qualification. This reflects a community where practical training and school completion rates vary significantly from state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents (52.8%) finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dumberning, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is far below the national average, as the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.3% of adults.
10.3% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Dumberning, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering (25.3%), health (15.7%), and education (13.3%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dumberning has 5 schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most places.
43.48
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
244
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dumberning
5 schools — 1,220 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Narrogin, Narrogin | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 146 | 1,000 |
| Narrogin Primary School, Narrogin | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 266 | 929 |
| St Matthew's School, Narrogin | Catholic | Primary | 9.6 km | 159 | 1,040 |
| East Narrogin Primary School, Narrogin | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 85 | 825 |
| Narrogin Senior High School, Narrogin | Government | Secondary | 10.4 km | 564 | 937 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dumberning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50436/dumberning/topic/education