38.5% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Denham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Denham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.5% of people in Denham have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area stand out for having a much lower level of secondary schooling compared to most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people finishing Year 12 is 38.5%, which is 20 points lower than the Australian average. About 27.6% of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Denham, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV at 27.8%.
15.7% ▲ +66.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Denham, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related fields at 16.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government combined school in the area, and with 8.85 schools per 1,000 children, this is higher than most similar areas. However, the average school size is much lower than most areas at just 85 students.
8.85
Higher than 73% 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).
85
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
901
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Denham
1 school — 85 students, average ICSEA 901.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Shark Bay School, Denham | Government | Combined | 8.6 km | 85 | 901 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Denham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50403/denham/topic/education