67.7% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darch · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Darch
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling than average define the local workforce in Darch, where 67.7% of residents have finished Year 12. This is well above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia. Most adults here hold a qualification, with many pursuing professional paths in management, commerce, and engineering.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most similar areas, reaching 67.7%. This is nearly 10 percentage points higher than the state average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darch, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the Western Australian figure.
23.8% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Darch splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 22.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 27 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
1.84
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
452
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Darch
27 schools — 12,191 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Ashdale Secondary College, Darch | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,854 | 1,039 |
| Ashdale Primary School, Darch | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 682 | 1,047 |
| Kingsway Christian College, Darch | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,379 | 1,118 |
| Landsdale Gardens Primary School, Landsdale | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 264 | 1,032 |
| Madeley Primary School, Madeley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 475 | 1,052 |
| Rawlinson Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 405 | 952 |
| Landsdale Primary School, Landsdale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 744 | 1,047 |
| Landsdale Christian School, Landsdale | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 228 | 1,043 |
| Marangaroo Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 188 | 967 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Girrawheen | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 334 | 997 |
| Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 458 | 899 |
| Carnaby Rise Primary School, Landsdale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 608 | 1,038 |
| Hudson Park Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 212 | 937 |
| Alinjarra Primary School, Alexander Heights | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 339 | 977 |
| Roseworth Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 299 | 899 |
| Roseworth Education Support Centre, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 70 | 959 |
| Burbridge School, Koondoola | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 64 | 987 |
| Koondoola Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 279 | 871 |
| The Montessori School, Kingsley | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 166 | 1,120 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 711 | 973 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Woodvale | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 454 | 1,087 |
| Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 336 | 1,013 |
| Warwick Senior High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 811 | 988 |
| Illawarra Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 310 | 987 |
| Halidon Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 190 | 1,058 |
| Goollelal Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 249 | 1,059 |
| Waddington Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 82 | 834 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50384/darch/topic/education