43.0% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dardanup · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Dardanup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Around the middle of similar areas for schooling and school advantage, Dardanup sees a growing number of residents finishing their studies. While university degrees are far less common here than in the state or national figures, more people have completed Year 12 than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. This is an improvement on the past, as the number of people completing school rose 8.5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dardanup, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.6% of the population, far below the 26.3% national figure. Trade qualifications are more common, with 43.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.6% ▲ +42.7%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Dardanup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 21.8%, followed by management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dardanup has six schools, with the typical school being larger than most areas at 309 students. Most of the 1,853 enrolments are in government primary schools.
6
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.00
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,853
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
309
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dardanup
6 schools — 1,853 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Glen Huon Primary School, Eaton | Government | Primary | — | 511 | 957 |
| Eaton Community College, Eaton | Government | Secondary | — | 449 | 949 |
| Eaton Primary School, Eaton | Government | Primary | — | 407 | 958 |
| Dardanup Primary School, Dardanup | Government | Primary | — | 221 | 1,004 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Dardanup | Catholic | Primary | — | 195 | 1,032 |
| River Valley Primary School, Burekup | Government | Primary | — | 70 | 959 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dardanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52660/dardanup/topic/education