47.8% ▲ +643.3%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darwin Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Darwin Airport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all residents in Darwin Airport have completed Year 12, marking a huge increase from just 6.4% in 2011. While educational attainment has risen sharply, the area still sits far below the national average for both high school and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 47.8% of people finished Year 12, which is a little below the Northern Territory figure and far below the Australian average. This is a significant climb from a decade ago, when only 6.4% had done so.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darwin Airport, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Northern Territory and far below the national figure, though it has risen by 12 percentage points since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +1517.4%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Darwin Airport, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 42%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by education facilities, with 30 schools located within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas.
30
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
Schools serving Darwin Airport
30 schools — 8,984 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 7 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Anula Primary School, Anula | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 388 | 1,006 |
| Moil Primary School, Moil | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 167 | 970 |
| Jingili Primary School, Jingili | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 235 | 997 |
| Top End School of Flexible Learning, Malak | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 123 | 789 |
| Malak Primary School, Malak | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 148 | 770 |
| Casuarina Senior College, Moil | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 690 | 949 |
| Sanderson Middle School, Malak | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 328 | 863 |
| Millner Primary School, Millner | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 171 | 911 |
| Wulagi Primary School, Wulagi | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 144 | 890 |
| Ludmilla Primary School, Ludmilla | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 132 | 905 |
| Alawa Primary School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 259 | 1,011 |
| Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 213 | 944 |
| Nemarluk School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 170 | 929 |
| O'Loughlin Catholic College, Karama | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 599 | 1,025 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Karama | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 248 | 968 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Rapid Creek | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 221 | 1,077 |
| Karama Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 173 | 769 |
| NT Christian College, Marrara | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 93 | 987 |
| Marrara Christian College, Marrara | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 289 | 962 |
| Australian International Islamic College Darwin, Berrimah | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 40 | 1,071 |
| Manunda Terrace Primary School, Karama | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 189 | 792 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Wanguri | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 243 | 1,035 |
| The Essington School, Rapid Creek | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 782 | 1,128 |
| Milkwood Steiner School, Berrimah | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 118 | 1,053 |
| Nakara Primary School, Nakara | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 409 | 1,051 |
| Parap Primary School, Parap | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 405 | 1,066 |
| Nightcliff Middle School, Nightcliff | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 409 | 986 |
| Nightcliff Primary School, Nightcliff | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 478 | 1,063 |
| SEDA College NT, Fannie Bay | Independent | Secondary | 5.1 km | 150 | 980 |
| Haileybury Rendall School, Berrimah | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 970 | 1,082 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darwin Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011001/darwin-airport/topic/education