39.8% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dakenba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dakenba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Dakenba has remained low compared to the rest of the state. Only 39.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in typical Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland and national figures, at just 39.8%. Many residents left school earlier, with 23.7% finishing at Year 10 and 11.8% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dakenba, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 56.7% of adults.
10.9% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Dakenba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 25%, followed by Management and commerce at 15% and Agriculture and environment at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government-run, though the average school advantage score is lower than in most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
264
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dakenba
5 schools — 1,318 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Mount Murchison State School, Mount Murchison | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 17 | 921 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Biloela | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 166 | 1,001 |
| Biloela State School, Biloela | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 289 | 901 |
| Biloela State High School, Biloela | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 529 | 954 |
| Redeemer Lutheran College, Biloela, Biloela | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 317 | 1,008 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dakenba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30790/dakenba/topic/education