86.9% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 79.3%
- 2021: 86.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dickson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dickson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Dickson hold a university degree, marking it as a highly educated hub. This scholarly profile is seen in the local schools and the high proportion of residents who finished secondary education compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 86.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the ACT figure of 77.0% and far above the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dickson, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the region, as 58.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the ACT and the national average, with 27.2% of residents holding postgraduate degrees.
58.8% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 58.8%
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 Dickson, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Certificate III / IV (8%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in society and culture, which accounts for 30.3% of degrees, followed by management and commerce at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dickson has more schools per child than most areas, with 17 schools within 3 km. These schools are generally larger than average and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
7.03
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
575
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,131
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dickson
17 schools — 9,769 students, average ICSEA 1,131.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Emmaus Christian School, Dickson | Independent | Combined | 0.1 km | 590 | 1,138 |
| North Ainslie Primary School, Ainslie | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 527 | 1,145 |
| Daramalan College, Dickson | Independent | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,498 | 1,127 |
| Dickson College, Dickson | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 899 | 1,101 |
| Lyneham High School, Lyneham | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,034 | 1,132 |
| Rosary Primary School, Watson | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 369 | 1,121 |
| Brindabella Christian College, Lyneham | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 929 | 1,154 |
| Merici College, Braddon | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 992 | 1,138 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, O'Connor | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 334 | 1,130 |
| Lyneham Primary School, Lyneham | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 498 | 1,135 |
| Blue Gum Community School, Hackett | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 167 | 1,164 |
| Majura Primary School, Watson | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 675 | 1,135 |
| Turner School, Turner | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 318 | 1,141 |
| Ainslie School, Braddon | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 351 | 1,130 |
| O'Connor Cooperative School, O'Connor | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 60 | 1,141 |
| Campbell High School, Campbell | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 420 | 1,120 |
| Black Mountain School, O'Connor | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 108 | 1,030 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dickson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80046/dickson/topic/education