69.1% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stuart Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Stuart Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of people in Stuart Park have completed Year 12, a figure far above the Northern Territory average. This is a highly educated area where university degrees are common and schooling levels have climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 14 points since 2011 to reach 69.1%. This is far above the 49.8% seen across the Northern Territory and 10 points higher than the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stuart Park, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 35.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is well above the Australian average of 26.3% and has grown by 12 points since 2011.
35.8% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 35.8%
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 Stuart Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.5%, followed by society and culture at 14.1% and engineering at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school with an average size of 492 students. This school has an advantage score that is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.79
Lower than 59% 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).
492
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
492
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 67% 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 Stuart Park
10 schools — 4,327 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 5
| Stuart Park Primary School, Stuart Park | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 492 | 1,054 |
| St John's Catholic College, The Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 287 | 957 |
| Darwin Middle School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 663 | 1,065 |
| Northern Territory School of Distance Education, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 252 | 837 |
| Darwin High School, The Gardens | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,286 | 1,050 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Darwin | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 180 | 1,076 |
| Parap Primary School, Parap | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 405 | 1,066 |
| Larrakeyah Primary School, Larrakeyah | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 480 | 1,086 |
| Ludmilla Primary School, Ludmilla | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 132 | 905 |
| SEDA College NT, Fannie Bay | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 150 | 980 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stuart Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011008/stuart-park/topic/education