42.9% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Daradgee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Daradgee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Upper Daradgee have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 42.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend continues into higher education, where the number of adults with a university degree is also much lower than across Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the state and national averages, with only 42.9% of residents finishing their final year. About 33.3% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Daradgee, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 41%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average, while nearly half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Upper Daradgee, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 21.7%, followed by agriculture, environment, and education, which each account for 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, though its average advantage score is much lower than most similar areas. The school's size of 330 students is around the middle for its level.
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).
330
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
919
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Upper Daradgee
1 school — 330 students, average ICSEA 919.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Goondi State School, Goondi Bend | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 330 | 919 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Daradgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32905/upper-daradgee/topic/education