42.0% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dubbo · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Dubbo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school and university completion rates have risen since 2011 in Dubbo, though they remain far below state and national levels. While more people are finishing Year 12 and earning degrees, the area still sees a much lower proportion of high-level qualifications than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This result has improved since 2011, rising by 9.1 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dubbo, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.9% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This has increased by 5.4 percentage points over the last decade, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.8%.
15.9% ▲ +51.4%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Dubbo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dubbo has a high number of schools, with 50 located within 3km and 2.89 schools per 1,000 children. Despite 14,442 total enrolments, the typical school is much smaller than those in most other areas.
2.89
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 89% of state electorate 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).
14,442
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
301
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dubbo
50 schools — 14,442 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 10 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 29 · Combined 12 · Secondary 9
| Wongarbon Public School, Wongarbon | Government | Primary | 11.4 km | 42 | 973 |
| Geurie Public School, Geurie | Government | Primary | 13.1 km | 33 | 860 |
| Wambangalang Environmental Education Centre, Dubbo | Government | Combined | 15.0 km | — | — |
| St Johns College Dubbo, Dubbo | Catholic | Secondary | 17.4 km | 941 | 1,004 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo | Catholic | Primary | 17.6 km | 409 | 998 |
| Dubbo Christian School, Dubbo | Independent | Combined | 18.0 km | 671 | 1,049 |
| Dubbo College South Campus, Dubbo | Government | Secondary | 18.2 km | 687 | 864 |
| Dubbo South Public School, Dubbo | Government | Primary | 19.0 km | 570 | 911 |
| St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo | Catholic | Primary | 19.2 km | 211 | 1,043 |
| Orana Heights Public School, Dubbo | Government | Primary | 19.6 km | 614 | 900 |
| Central West Leadership Academy, Dubbo | Independent | Combined | 20.1 km | 158 | 1,072 |
| Buninyong Public School, Dubbo | Government | Primary | 20.2 km | 436 | 787 |
| Dubbo School of Distance Education, Dubbo | Government | Combined | 20.2 km | 183 | 888 |
| Mian School, Dubbo | Government | Combined | 20.3 km | 24 | 706 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo | Catholic | Primary | 20.5 km | 429 | 1,003 |
| Dubbo Public School, Dubbo | Government | Primary | 20.7 km | 520 | 972 |
| Dubbo West Public School, Dubbo | Government | Primary | 21.0 km | 293 | 772 |
| Dubbo North Public School, Dubbo | Government | Primary | 21.0 km | 276 | 850 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School Dubbo, Dubbo | Catholic | Primary | 21.2 km | 183 | 963 |
| Dubbo College Delroy Campus, Dubbo West | Government | Secondary | 21.3 km | 468 | 804 |
| Yawarra Community School, Dubbo | Government | Combined | 21.5 km | 50 | 867 |
| Dubbo College Senior Campus, Dubbo | Government | Secondary | 21.7 km | 651 | 929 |
| Macquarie Anglican Grammar School, Dubbo | Independent | Combined | 21.8 km | 664 | 1,040 |
| Lincoln School, Dubbo | Government | Secondary | 23.5 km | 14 | 695 |
| Wellington Christian School, Wellington | Independent | Primary | 25.9 km | 78 | 859 |
| St Mary's Catholic School Wellington, Wellington | Catholic | Combined | 27.6 km | 196 | 956 |
| Wellington High School, Wellington | Government | Secondary | 27.8 km | 284 | 792 |
| Wellington Public School, Wellington | Government | Primary | 28.1 km | 405 | 816 |
| Burrabadine Christian Community School, Dubbo | Independent | Combined | 28.8 km | 215 | 996 |
| Ballimore Public School, Ballimore | Government | Primary | 31.8 km | 13 | 923 |
| Narromine Christian School, Narromine | Independent | Primary | 46.6 km | 177 | 946 |
| Narromine Public School, Narromine | Government | Primary | 47.1 km | 237 | 832 |
| Narromine High School, Narromine | Government | Secondary | 47.3 km | 223 | 787 |
| St Augustine's Parish School, Narromine | Catholic | Primary | 47.6 km | 87 | 993 |
| Mumbil Public School, Mumbil | Government | Primary | 47.7 km | 10 | 807 |
| Eumungerie Public School, Eumungerie | Government | Primary | 52.5 km | 11 | 879 |
| Goolma Public School, Goolma | Government | Primary | 54.4 km | 2 | 928 |
| Stuart Town Public School, Stuart Town | Government | Primary | 55.3 km | 11 | 722 |
| All Hallows Catholic Primary School Gulgong, Gulgong | Catholic | Primary | 79.0 km | 132 | 957 |
| Red Hill Environmental Education Centre, Gulgong | Government | Combined | 79.4 km | — | — |
| St John's Parish School, Trangie | Catholic | Primary | 79.6 km | 30 | 823 |
| Gulgong Public School, Gulgong | Government | Primary | 79.6 km | 283 | 913 |
| Trangie Central School, Trangie | Government | Combined | 79.7 km | 167 | 852 |
| Gulgong High School, Gulgong | Government | Secondary | 79.8 km | 213 | 868 |
| Hargraves Public School, Hargraves | Government | Primary | 82.7 km | 12 | 840 |
| Mudgee Public School, Mudgee | Government | Primary | 85.9 km | 539 | 925 |
| Mudgee High School, Mudgee | Government | Secondary | 85.9 km | 788 | 928 |
| Cudgegong Valley Public School, Mudgee | Government | Primary | 86.1 km | 654 | 951 |
| St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee, Mudgee | Catholic | Combined | 87.9 km | 1,122 | 1,022 |
| Lue Public School, Lue | Government | Primary | 111.2 km | 26 | 886 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dubbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10026/dubbo/topic/education