68.4% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fannie Bay - The Gardens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Fannie Bay - The Gardens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Fannie Bay - The Gardens hold high-level degrees than in the rest of the Northern Territory. About 40% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above both the state and national figures. This trend towards higher education is matched by a rise in high school completion rates over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has climbed 11 points since 2011 to reach 68.4%. This is well above the Australian figure and far above the Northern Territory average of 49.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fannie Bay - The Gardens, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen to 40.1%, which is much higher than most areas. This group includes 32.4% with bachelor degrees and 15% with postgraduate qualifications.
40.1% ▲ +46.7%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 40.1%
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 Fannie Bay - The Gardens, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by society and culture at 15.1% and health at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five secondary schools with a total of 2,638 enrolments, which is larger than about 74% of similar areas. Government schools make up 60% of the sector, with Catholic and Independent schools each accounting for 20%.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
9.28
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 75% 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).
2,638
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
528
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fannie Bay - The Gardens
10 schools — 4,327 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Secondary 5 · Primary 5
| Darwin Middle School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 663 | 1,065 |
| St John's Catholic College, The Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 287 | 957 |
| Darwin High School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,286 | 1,050 |
| Northern Territory School of Distance Education, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 252 | 837 |
| Stuart Park Primary School, Stuart Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 492 | 1,054 |
| Parap Primary School, Parap | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 405 | 1,066 |
| SEDA College NT, Fannie Bay | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 150 | 980 |
| Ludmilla Primary School, Ludmilla | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 132 | 905 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Darwin | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 180 | 1,076 |
| Larrakeyah Primary School, Larrakeyah | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 480 | 1,086 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fannie Bay - The Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011004/fannie-bay-the-gardens/topic/education