23.0% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dundee Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dundee Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Dundee Beach compared to the rest of the country. Only 23% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling is mirrored in the number of higher degrees held by adults in the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is rare here, with only 23% of people doing so, a figure far below the Northern Territory average of 49.8%. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 35%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dundee Beach, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (26%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common than in most areas, with only 10% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 40.2%.
10.0% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Dundee Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 20.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government combined school within 3km, though it is much smaller than most similar areas with an average size of 42 students. This school also has an average advantage score of 922, which is much lower than most areas.
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).
42
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
922
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dundee Beach
1 school — 42 students, average ICSEA 922.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Dundee Beach School, Dundee Beach | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 42 | 922 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dundee Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70081/dundee-beach/topic/education