38.4% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dandaragan · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Dandaragan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Dandaragan have finished high school and earned degrees than in 2011, though levels remain low. Only 38.4% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This reflects a local trend where fewer people hold formal higher qualifications compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose to 38.4% since 2011, but this is still far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 28.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 10.2% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dandaragan, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.7% of the population, which is far below the state's 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.4% of residents.
10.7% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Dandaragan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 20.5%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.3%. Education and Health account for 8.4% and 7.4% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dandaragan has four government schools, which is fewer than most similar areas, but this is a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are primary schools, with a typical size of 124 students.
4
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.46
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
497
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
124
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dandaragan
4 schools — 497 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Jurien Bay District High School, Jurien Bay | Government | Combined | — | 364 | 956 |
| Cervantes Primary School, Cervantes | Government | Primary | — | 55 | 955 |
| Dandaragan Primary School, Dandaragan | Government | Primary | — | 46 | 998 |
| Badgingarra Primary School, Badgingarra | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 1,000 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dandaragan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52590/dandaragan/topic/education