43.8% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Douglas Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Douglas Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Douglas Park. This area has a lower rate of higher education and school completion compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 36.8% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Douglas Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (39%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 15.2% of adults. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 40.2%.
15.2% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Douglas Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 24%, followed by Management and commerce at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools within 3km, both of which are government run. These schools are larger than those in most similar areas and have a higher school advantage score.
3.77
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
406
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Douglas Park
2 schools — 811 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Douglas Park Public School, Douglas Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 145 | 1,031 |
| Wilton Public School, Wilton | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 666 | 1,018 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Douglas Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11285/douglas-park/topic/education