40.2% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dardanup West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dardanup West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Dardanup West have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 40.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in formal schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. About 32.7% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 14.7% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dardanup West, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 11.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.9% of residents.
11.1% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 24.0%, followed by management and commerce at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic providers and have a typical size of 208 students.
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 West
2 schools — 416 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Dardanup | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 195 | 1,032 |
| Dardanup Primary School, Dardanup | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 221 | 1,004 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dardanup West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50387/dardanup-west/topic/education