38.3% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Darlington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all qualified adults in Darlington hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce geared toward practical skills. This is a place where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state, with only 11.4% holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much lower than most areas, with 34.3% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Darlington splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 11 at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with a bachelor degree or higher held by just 11.4% of adults. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common at 47.5%.
11.4% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Darlington, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 26.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.3% and Health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Six schools are located within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. While the average school size of 588 is much higher than most areas, the average school advantage score is much lower.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
588
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Darlington
6 schools — 3,530 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Singleton Heights Public School, Singleton Heights | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 468 | 920 |
| Singleton Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 353 | 950 |
| King Street Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 433 | 900 |
| St Catherine's Catholic College, Singleton | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,010 | 974 |
| Singleton High School, Singleton | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 877 | 901 |
| Australian Christian College - Singleton, Singleton | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 389 | 1,005 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11214/darlington/topic/education