70.5% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 70.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Parap · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Parap
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Parap. Around 70.5% of adults have completed Year 12, and nearly 39% hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly qualified pocket of the Northern Territory.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The share of people finishing Year 12 rose 13 points since 2011 to 70.5%. This is far above the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and well over the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Parap, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 38.8% of adults, which is far above both the state and national figures. This result is consistent with the area's high school completion rates and has climbed 12 points since 2011.
38.8% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 38.8%
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 Parap, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Parap are most common in management and commerce (21.6%), followed by society and culture (13.9%) and health (11.8%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is smaller than about 87% of similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 1,066, which is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.06
Higher than 50% 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).
405
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
405
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,066
Higher than 71% 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 Parap
10 schools — 4,327 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 5
| Parap Primary School, Parap | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 405 | 1,066 |
| Stuart Park Primary School, Stuart Park | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 492 | 1,054 |
| St John's Catholic College, The Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 287 | 957 |
| Darwin Middle School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 663 | 1,065 |
| Ludmilla Primary School, Ludmilla | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 132 | 905 |
| Darwin High School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,286 | 1,050 |
| SEDA College NT, Fannie Bay | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 150 | 980 |
| Northern Territory School of Distance Education, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 252 | 837 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Darwin | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 180 | 1,076 |
| Larrakeyah Primary School, Larrakeyah | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 480 | 1,086 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Parap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011007/parap/topic/education