61.3% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darling Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Darling Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher share of residents in Darling Heights have finished high school compared to the state average. This is a well-educated area where 25.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing it well above the Queensland average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over 61% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darling Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in four adults has a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the state average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 29.1% and bachelor degrees at 23.8%.
25.1% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.1%
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 Darling Heights, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 15.9%, followed by engineering at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3km, which is more than about 84% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest. The average school size of 667 is much higher than most areas.
0.96
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
667
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher 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 Darling Heights
12 schools — 8,000 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Drayton State School, Drayton | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 165 | 929 |
| Darling Heights State School, Darling Heights | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 607 | 944 |
| Highlands Christian College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 670 | 1,060 |
| Middle Ridge State School, Middle Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 735 | 1,044 |
| Harristown State School, Harristown | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 446 | 859 |
| Harristown State High School, Harristown | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,641 | 929 |
| Concordia Lutheran College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 664 | 1,066 |
| St Anthony's School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 234 | 998 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 319 | 1,032 |
| St Saviour's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 295 | 986 |
| St Saviour's Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 486 | 1,048 |
| Centenary Heights State High School, Centenary Heights | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,738 | 1,006 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darling Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30809/darling-heights/topic/education