59.5% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darlimurla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Darlimurla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Qualification levels have shifted over time in Darlimurla, where 59.5% of residents have now completed Year 12. While high school completion is similar to the national figure, the area has a much lower proportion of university degrees than most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 60% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is slightly below the Victorian average of 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darlimurla, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 45.5% of people.
8.1% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Darlimurla, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 32%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Darlimurla most often studied society and culture (22.7%) or health (18.2%), followed by agriculture and environment at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, more than about 70% of similar areas. All of these are government schools, with a typical size of 209 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
209
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Darlimurla
3 schools — 628 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Mirboo North Primary School, Mirboo North | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 278 | 989 |
| Mirboo North Secondary College, Mirboo North | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 322 | 992 |
| Boolarra Primary School, Boolarra | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 28 | 951 |
Sources
More for Darlimurla
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darlimurla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20713/darlimurla/topic/education