46.0% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darkan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Darkan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than half of adults in Darkan have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means most people in the area rely on trade certificates or earlier school leavers' experience for their daily work.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. This is around the middle for similar areas, though about 23.5% of people left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darkan, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with just 11.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, and the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 34.1%.
11.9% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Darkan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area are most likely to have studied engineering (14.6%), agriculture and environment (12.8%), or education (12.2%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, though the typical school is much smaller than in most areas with just 56 students. The only school within 3km is a government primary school.
14.71
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
56
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Darkan
1 school — 56 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Darkan Primary School, Darkan | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 56 | 963 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darkan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50388/darkan/topic/education