60.3% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dakabin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dakabin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Dakabin have finished high school now than in the past, with 60.3% completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland figure. While school completion is strong, higher university degrees are less common here than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A high school completion rate of 60.3% is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This stands out as being much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dakabin, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.8% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 37.6% of qualifications.
15.8% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Dakabin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and engineering at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. The average school size of 865 is among the highest for this level.
1.67
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
865
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dakabin
14 schools — 12,111 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Northpine Christian College, Dakabin | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 952 | 1,068 |
| Dakabin State High School, Dakabin | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 980 | 940 |
| Dakabin State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 529 | 958 |
| Bounty Boulevard State School, North Lakes | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,134 | 1,011 |
| Kallangur State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 982 | 957 |
| Narangba State School, Narangba | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 641 | 997 |
| Pinnacle Academic College, Kallangur | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 109 | 1,015 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Moreton Bay, North Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 259 | 942 |
| The Lakes College, North Lakes | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,169 | 1,125 |
| Kurwongbah State School, Petrie | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 620 | 992 |
| Moreton Downs State School, Deception Bay | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 586 | 945 |
| North Lakes State College, North Lakes | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 2,407 | 1,018 |
| St Benedict's College, Mango Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 981 | 1,062 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Mango Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 762 | 1,070 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dakabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30789/dakabin/topic/education