56.9% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ludmilla - The Narrows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Ludmilla - The Narrows
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Ludmilla - The Narrows have finished Year 12 than in the rest of the Northern Territory. This is a well-educated area where over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.9% of people finished Year 12, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of 49.8%. This result is a little below the Australian average, but it has risen by 9.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ludmilla - The Narrows, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.6% of adults, which is well above the Northern Territory average and about the same as the national figure. This represents an 8.3 percentage point increase since 2011.
25.6% ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Ludmilla - The Narrows splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by engineering at 13.8% and society and culture at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area with 132 enrolments. This school is much smaller than most similar areas and has an advantage score among the lowest at this level.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.02
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
132
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
132
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
905
Lower than 90% 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 Ludmilla - The Narrows
14 schools — 5,963 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Ludmilla Primary School, Ludmilla | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 132 | 905 |
| Parap Primary School, Parap | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 405 | 1,066 |
| SEDA College NT, Fannie Bay | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 150 | 980 |
| Stuart Park Primary School, Stuart Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 492 | 1,054 |
| Millner Primary School, Millner | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 171 | 911 |
| Darwin Middle School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 663 | 1,065 |
| St John's Catholic College, The Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 287 | 957 |
| Darwin High School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,286 | 1,050 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Rapid Creek | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 221 | 1,077 |
| Northern Territory School of Distance Education, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 252 | 837 |
| Jingili Primary School, Jingili | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 235 | 997 |
| The Essington School, Rapid Creek | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 782 | 1,128 |
| Nightcliff Primary School, Nightcliff | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 478 | 1,063 |
| Nightcliff Middle School, Nightcliff | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 409 | 986 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ludmilla - The Narrows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011006/ludmilla-the-narrows/topic/education