60.3% —
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dakabin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Dakabin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher proportion of people have finished high school in Dakabin than is typical across Australia. While 60.3% of residents completed Year 12, the area has a much lower rate of university degrees compared to the rest of the state and nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.3% of people finished Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and a little above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dakabin, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 15.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Queensland figure and far below the national average.
15.8% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Dakabin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and engineering at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are only two schools in the area, which is smaller than about 71% of similar places. These schools are quite large, with an average size of 966 students.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.67
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,932
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
966
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dakabin
14 schools — 12,111 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Northpine Christian College, Dakabin | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 952 | 1,068 |
| Dakabin State High School, Dakabin | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 980 | 940 |
| Dakabin State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 529 | 958 |
| Bounty Boulevard State School, North Lakes | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 1,134 | 1,011 |
| Kallangur State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 982 | 957 |
| Narangba State School, Narangba | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 641 | 997 |
| Pinnacle Academic College, Kallangur | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 109 | 1,015 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Moreton Bay, North Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 259 | 942 |
| The Lakes College, North Lakes | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,169 | 1,125 |
| Kurwongbah State School, Petrie | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 620 | 992 |
| Moreton Downs State School, Deception Bay | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 586 | 945 |
| North Lakes State College, North Lakes | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 2,407 | 1,018 |
| St Benedict's College, Mango Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 981 | 1,062 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Mango Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 762 | 1,070 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dakabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314021576/dakabin/topic/education