31.9% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Deeral · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Deeral have finished high school or university compared to other parts of the country. Only 31.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This pattern is reflected in the high number of residents who hold vocational certificates rather than degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national averages, with only 31.9% of people finishing their final school year. In contrast, 25.2% of residents left school after Year 10.
31.9% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Deeral, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (11%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Deeral hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. Instead, nearly half of all qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Deeral, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 21.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.5% and Health at 7.8%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is smaller than most but has a higher average advantage score than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
10
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 10 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| McDonnell Creek State School, Fishery Falls | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 10 | 1,010 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Deeral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30825/deeral/topic/education