45.7% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dardanup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dardanup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Dardanup finished high school compared to the state average, with only 45.7% completing Year 12. This gap is reflected in the local qualification levels, which sit well below the national figures. The area relies heavily on trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. About 30.5% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 10.5% reached Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dardanup, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both the state and national averages. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47.1% of residents.
12.0% ▲ +40.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Dardanup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related topics at 24.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.9% and Society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dardanup has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with two primary schools within 3 km. These schools are small and have a school advantage score higher than most similar areas.
16.39
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
208
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dardanup
2 schools — 416 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Dardanup Primary School, Dardanup | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 221 | 1,004 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Dardanup | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 195 | 1,032 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dardanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50386/dardanup/topic/education