70.7% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 70.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
0800, NT · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 0800, NT
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 41% of adults in postcode 0800 hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This area is highly educated, with strong growth in both university degrees and high school completion rates over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has climbed 16 points since 2011, with 70.7% of residents now finishing Year 12. This is far above the 49.8% seen across the Northern Territory.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 0800, NT, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree rose 18 points to 41.5% since 2011. This is much higher than most areas, sitting 15 points above the Australian figure.
41.5% ▲ +76.8%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 41.5%
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 0800, NT, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, making up 26.1% of qualifications. Other common fields include society and culture at 11.6% and engineering at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is marked by a high advantage score of 1,076, which is much higher than most areas. There is one Catholic primary school serving the area.
1.67
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% of postcode 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).
180
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
180
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,076
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 0800, NT
1 school — 180 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Darwin | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 180 | 1,076 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 0800, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0800/0800-nt/topic/education