58.8% ▲ +161.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darkes Forest · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Darkes Forest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and qualifications than most similar areas mark Darkes Forest. While 58.8% of residents finished Year 12, those with university degrees are less common here than in the wider state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.8% of people completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and sits right on the national and state figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darkes Forest, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.3% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
21.3% ▲ +126.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Darkes Forest, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 28.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.1% and Health at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 155 students, though they have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
155
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Darkes Forest
2 schools — 309 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra, Maddens Plains | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 159 | 973 |
| Stanwell Park Public School, Stanwell Park | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 150 | 1,112 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darkes Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11210/darkes-forest/topic/education