59.0% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moil · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Moil
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce degrees are the most common qualification in Moil, where 19.9% of qualified adults hold a degree in this field. The area has seen a steady climb in education levels, with the number of people finishing Year 12 jumping 13 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and matches the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moil, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.8% of the population, a figure that has risen 6.8 points since 2011 and sits slightly above the Territory average.
23.8% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Moil splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by engineering at 14.7% and society and culture at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Moil has two government schools with a total of 857 enrolments, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.46
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 59% 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).
857
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
429
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 79% 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 Moil
24 schools — 8,090 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| Moil Primary School, Moil | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 167 | 970 |
| Casuarina Senior College, Moil | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 690 | 949 |
| Jingili Primary School, Jingili | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 235 | 997 |
| Alawa Primary School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 259 | 1,011 |
| Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 213 | 944 |
| Nemarluk School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 170 | 929 |
| Anula Primary School, Anula | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 388 | 1,006 |
| Wulagi Primary School, Wulagi | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 144 | 890 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Wanguri | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 243 | 1,035 |
| Sanderson Middle School, Malak | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 328 | 863 |
| Wanguri Primary School, Wanguri | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 327 | 987 |
| Nakara Primary School, Nakara | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 409 | 1,051 |
| Henbury School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 195 | 894 |
| Malak Primary School, Malak | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 148 | 770 |
| Millner Primary School, Millner | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 171 | 911 |
| Dripstone Middle School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 605 | 994 |
| Leanyer Primary School, Leanyer | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 538 | 1,024 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Rapid Creek | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 221 | 1,077 |
| Top End School of Flexible Learning, Malak | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 123 | 789 |
| The Essington School, Rapid Creek | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 782 | 1,128 |
| O'Loughlin Catholic College, Karama | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 599 | 1,025 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Karama | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 248 | 968 |
| Nightcliff Middle School, Nightcliff | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 409 | 986 |
| Nightcliff Primary School, Nightcliff | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 478 | 1,063 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021024/moil/topic/education