62.6% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Darra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Darra have finished high school than in most similar areas, with 62.6% completing Year 12. This creates a local workforce where a high proportion of adults hold useful qualifications for their careers.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure of 58.8%, and sits 5.5 points higher than the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darra, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
22.7% ▲ +55.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Darra splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (17.5%) and engineering (14.6%), followed by society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 24 schools within 3 km, there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. Local schools are typically larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
2.62
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 87% 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).
577
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Darra
24 schools — 13,844 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Darra | Catholic | Primary | 0.0 km | 508 | 1,054 |
| Darra State School, Darra | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 221 | 980 |
| Jamboree Heights State School, Jamboree Heights | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 893 | 1,103 |
| Good News Lutheran School, Middle Park | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 366 | 1,181 |
| Oxley State School, Oxley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 383 | 1,051 |
| Mount Ommaney Special School, Mount Ommaney | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 156 | 1,056 |
| Inala State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 416 | 906 |
| Western Suburbs State Special School, Inala | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 220 | 972 |
| St Mark's School, Inala | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 448 | 982 |
| Glenala State High School, Durack | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,133 | 908 |
| Centenary State High School, Jindalee | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,719 | 1,049 |
| Richlands East State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 508 | 910 |
| Middle Park State School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 578 | 1,070 |
| Corinda State School, Corinda | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 620 | 1,115 |
| Inala Flexible School, Inala | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 94 | 823 |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls School, Corinda | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| Corinda State High School, Corinda | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 2,125 | 1,060 |
| Durack State School, Durack | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 642 | 934 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Corinda | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 488 | 1,118 |
| Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre, Wacol | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 195 | 832 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 477 | 1,169 |
| Carole Park State School, Wacol | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 167 | 905 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30812/darra/topic/education