32.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Damascus · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Damascus
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Damascus hold a Certificate III or IV, marking the most common qualification in the area. However, the community has far fewer university degrees and high school graduates than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 57.1% seen in Queensland and the 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →Damascus splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 9.6% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Damascus, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, the most common field is engineering and related subjects at 27.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Damascus has three schools within 3km, all of which are government run. These schools have an average advantage score of 939, which is much lower than most areas.
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).
233
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Damascus
3 schools — 699 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Maroondan State School, Maroondan | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 41 | 955 |
| Gin Gin State High School, Gin Gin | Government | Secondary | 7.2 km | 404 | 944 |
| Gin Gin State School, Gin Gin | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 254 | 929 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Damascus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30802/damascus/topic/education