24.6% —
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Victoria Daly · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Victoria Daly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Victoria Daly have completed high school or university compared to similar areas. Only 24.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While university degrees are rare, the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 24.6%, which is far below the 49.8% seen across the Northern Territory. This figure is among the lowest for similar areas, though it rose 5.4 points since the 2016 census.
Highest year of school
View on map →Victoria Daly splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (28%), with Year 10 at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common, held by 29.1% of the population.
6.2% —
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Victoria Daly, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (15%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are agriculture and environment at 10.6%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools serving 484 students, which is a high number of schools per child for the area. Most students attend government schools, and the typical school size is very small with just 48 pupils.
10
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
14.62
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
484
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
48
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
648
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Victoria Daly
10 schools — 484 students, average ICSEA 648.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 9 · Primary 1
| Kalkaringi School, Kalkarindji | Government | Combined | — | 164 | 593 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School, Daly River | Catholic | Combined | — | 78 | 724 |
| Yarralin School, Yarralin | Government | Combined | — | 73 | 626 |
| Timber Creek School, Timber Creek | Government | Combined | — | 38 | 723 |
| Woolianna School, Daly River | Government | Combined | — | 37 | 668 |
| Pine Creek School, Pine Creek | Government | Combined | — | 29 | 683 |
| Amanbidji School, Timber Creek | Government | Combined | — | 22 | 576 |
| Nitjpurru School, Nitjpurru | Government | Combined | — | 21 | 691 |
| Bulla Camp School, Baines | Government | Combined | — | 17 | 628 |
| Tipperary Station School, Tipperary | Government | Primary | — | 5 | 911 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Victoria Daly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74550/victoria-daly/topic/education