57.2% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Deans Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Deans Marsh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school completion rate of 57.2% marks Deans Marsh as an area where residents are much more likely to finish Year 12 than in most similar places. The community is well-qualified, with over a quarter of adults holding a university degree. This educational profile is reflected in the local school system, which sees high advantage scores.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While Year 12 completion is much higher than in most similar areas, the 57.2% rate remains a little below the national figure. About 12% of residents each stopped at Year 10 or Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Deans Marsh, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 26.8% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Australian average, with 21.2% of people holding a bachelor degree specifically.
26.8% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Deans Marsh splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (28%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are Health at 12.6%, followed by Engineering, Architecture, and Management, which each account for 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 52 students. There is one government primary school within 3km, and the area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than similar places.
15.63
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
52
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher 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 Deans Marsh
1 school — 52 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Deans Marsh Primary School, Deans Marsh | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 52 | 1,045 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Deans Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20723/deans-marsh/topic/education